[
US
/ˈbɔɪɫɝˌpɫeɪt/
]
[ UK /bˈɔɪləplˌeɪt/ ]
[ UK /bˈɔɪləplˌeɪt/ ]
NOUN
- thick plate iron used in the production of boilers
- standard formulations uniformly found in certain types of legal documents or news stories
How To Use boilerplate In A Sentence
- It eliminates the need to write and debug boilerplate lighting and navigation code.
- The language is boilerplate, but given the deluge of speculation regarding their fate, it seems to underline the extent of the uncertainty surrounding its plans.
- Naturally, the ad was filled with standard Jindal campaign boilerplate, which is fine, but what struck me were the three very curious photos that accompanied the text. Archive 2007-10-01
- He reports that they've also taken to including the following boilerplate at the end of their press releases.
- He churns out variations on the same dreary boilerplate he's been dishing up for years.
- The idea is to force each vendor away from its own boilerplate contract, which favors the supplier over the buyer.
- But boilerplate actually refers to any sequence of keystrokes that is repeated frequently.
- Yet, at some point, moral precepts that appear neither straightforward nor doable become boilerplate that inspires cynicism rather than commitment.
- Even the best word processor may forget what text is stored in each boilerplate macro.
- Generally, the red flags are buried in long paragraphs filled with legal boilerplate that takes a pot of strong coffee to read and understand.