boil‧er‧plate /ˈbɔɪləpleɪt $ -ər-/ noun [uncountable and countable] American English
a standard piece of writing or a design for something that can be easily used each time you need it, for example in business or legal documents ⇒ template:
a boilerplate for a fax message
lawyers selling boilerplate wills

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