To create a model or demonstration; to create a preliminary version or sample.
To provide a template or pattern for.
To set up or mark off using a template.
To synthesize by means of a template.
A macromolecule which provides a pattern for the synthesis of another molecule.
A generic model or pattern from which other objects are based or derived.
A partially defined class or function, that can be instantiated in a variety of ways depending on the instantiation arguments.
document template (file with a basic outline for a work)
A strip of metal used in boiler-making, pierced with a series of holes, and serving as a guide in marking out a line of rivet-holes.
A physical object whose shape is used as a guide to make other objects.