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: November 22, 2023
\BOY-ler-playt\ noun
What It Means
Boilerplate is a noun that refers to standard or formulaic language, a meaning that comes from an earlier meaning still in use: syndicated material supplied to newspapers in matrix or plate form. Boilerplate can also refer to tightly packed snow.
// The last paragraph of the contract was legal boilerplate.
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