boilerplate
nounUK /ˈbɔɪləpleɪt/
US /ˈbɔɪlərpleɪt/
Boilerplate is ready-made words that people copy and use again and again.
The contract was full of boilerplate that nobody bothered to read.
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2. Steel plates used to make steam boilers.
The factory rolled boilerplate for ship engines.
3. In journalism, a block of text supplied by a company or agency that is reused in many stories.
The press release ended with a paragraph of boilerplate about the company's history.
4. In printing, a metal plate used for printing.
The old press still used engraved boilerplate.