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1.NounA sheet of copper or steel used in the construction of a boiler.
2.NounThe rating plate or nameplate required to be affixed to a boiler by the Boiler Explosions Act (1882).
3.NounA plate attached to industrial machinery, identifying information such as manufacturer, model number, serial number, and power requirements.
4.NounSyndicated material.
5.NounStandard text of a legal or official nature added to documents or labels."They put that boilerplate on all the warning labels."
6.NounA standard piece of program code used routinely and added with a text editor or word processor.
7.NounFormulaic or hackneyed language.
8.NounHard, icy snow which may be dangerous for skiing.
9.AdjectiveDescribing text or other material of a standard or routine nature."The contract contained all the usual boilerplate clauses."
10.AdjectiveUsed to refer to a non-functional spacecraft used to test configuration and procedures."A boilerplate spacecraft was used to test the rocket."
11.VerbTo store standard text so that it can easily be retrieved for reuse.