Boilerplate
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Technologies
- Boilerplate, relatively thick, high quality sheet steel used in the construction of a boilerBoilerA boiler is a closed vessel in which water or other fluid is heated. The heated or vaporized fluid exits the boiler for use in various processes or heating applications.-Materials:...
- Boilerplate (robot)Boilerplate (robot)Boilerplate is a fictional robot which would have existed in the Victorian era and early 20th century. It was created in 2000 by Portland, Oregon, artist Paul Guinan...
, fictional combat robot of the Victorian era and early 20th century, created in 2000 by artist Paul Guinan - Boilerplate (spaceflight), non-functional craft, system, or payload which is used to test various configurations and basic size, load, and handling characteristics
- Boilerplate codeBoilerplate codeIn computer programming, boilerplate is the term used to describe sections of code that have to be included in many places with little or no alteration. It is more often used when referring to languages which are considered verbose, i.e. the programmer must write a lot of code to do minimal jobs...
, code that appears in different programs mostly unaltered due to conventions or syntactical requirements to form a minimal program
Other usage
- Boilerplate contract, standard form contract between two parties that does not allow for negotiation
- Boilerplate text, any text that is or can be reused in new contexts or applications without being changed much from the original