Noun: boilerplate 'boy-lu(r),pleyt
- Standard formulations uniformly found in certain types of legal documents or news stories
"The contract included the usual boilerplate about limitations of liability"
- Thick plate iron used in the production of boilers
"The factory ordered a new shipment of boilerplate for their manufacturing process"
Derived forms: boilerplates
Type of: expression, formulation, plate iron
Part of: boiler, contract, steam boiler
Encyclopedia: Boilerplate