boilerplate

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Noun

Singular boilerplate

Plural boilerplates

1. (uncountable) Boilerplate is a standard text that can be reused in different pieces of writing without being changed much.

   You should put this boilerplate on the front of the survey you give, so that people will know why they are filling it out.

   The paper you are signing is nothing personal, its all just boilerplate.

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• boiler
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