template

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.3.2 See also 1.4 Verb 1.4.1 Derived terms

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[edit] Etymology

Probably from French templet (diminutive of temple).

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: ˈtɛmplejt
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[edit] Noun

template (plural templates)

1. A model or pattern used for making multiple copies of a single object
2. (molecular biology) A macromolecule which provides a pattern for the synthesis of another molecule
   • 2002, S. Lottin et al., “Thioredoxin post-transcriptional regulation by H19 provides a new function to mRNA-like non-coding RNA”^[1], Nature, Volume 21 No. 10: 

     Classically, the functional product of coding genes is a protein whose synthesis is directed by an mRNA-template.

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[edit] See also

• boilerplate
• macro
• stencil
• cookie cutter

[edit] Verb

to template (third-person singular simple present templates, present participle templating, simple past and past participle templated)

1. To set up or mark off using a template
   • 1994, Howard I. Chapelle, Boatbuilding^[2], ISBN 0393035549, page 368:  

     Only that part of the floor timber that bears on the planking and keel need be templated; […]

2. To provide a template or pattern for
   • 2003, Yu Wang et al., “Synthesis and characterization of a new layered gallium phosphate templated by cobalt complex”, Journal of Solid State Chemistry, Volume 170 No. 1, doi:10.1016/S0022-4596(02)00060-9: 

     Metal phosphates that are templated by transition-metal complexes are rare.

[edit] Derived terms

• templater