BOILERPLATE


Meaning of BOILERPLATE in English

/boy"leuhr playt'/ , n.

1. plating of iron or steel for making the shells of boilers, covering the hulls of ships, etc.

2. Journalism.

a. syndicated or ready-to-print copy, used esp. by weekly newspapers.

b. trite, hackneyed writing.

3. the detailed standard wording of a contract, warranty, etc.

4. Informal. phrases or units of text used repeatedly, as in correspondence produced by a word-processing system.

5. frozen, crusty, hard-packed snow, often with icy patches.

Also, boiler plate .

[ 1855-60 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .