TEMPLATE


Meaning of TEMPLATE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈtem-plət ]

noun

Etymology: probably from French templet, diminutive of temple, part of a loom, probably from Latin templum

Date: 1677

1. : a short piece or block placed horizontally in a wall under a beam to distribute its weight or pressure (as over a door)

2.

a.

(1) : a gauge, pattern, or mold (as a thin plate or board) used as a guide to the form of a piece being made

(2) : a molecule (as of DNA) that serves as a pattern for the generation of another macromolecule (as messenger RNA)

b. : overlay c

3. : something that establishes or serves as a pattern

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.