Tech Entry 74 / 1011 60-second read

Boilerplate

Standard text or code that can be reused with little change.

The comparisoni

✗ Wrong

I need to fix the boilerplate in the machine. (Literal)

✓ Correct

I used a boilerplate template to start the Go project.

The ruleii

BOILERPLATE = reusable, standard sections of code or legal text.

Originally referred to the thick steel plates used in steam boilers; later, to metal plates of syndicated text for newspapers.

Memory aidiii

Remember it like this

Standardized plate.

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