noun. Steel in the form of flat plates used in making steam boilers.

noun. Journalistic material, such as syndicated features, made available by agencies in a form that is already typeset, originally in plate form, for easy incorporation into publications such as newspapers.

noun. Hackneyed or conventional language, usually expressing a generally accepted viewpoint.

noun. Standardized or set language that is meant to be used repeatedly, often in organizational publications or legal documents.

adjective. Describing text of a standard or routine nature.

adjective. Used to describe a non-functional spacecraft used to test configuration and procedures.

noun. A sheet of steel used in the construction of a boiler.

noun. The rating-plate or nameplate required to be affixed to a boiler by the (UK) Boiler Explosions Act (1882)

noun. A plate attached to industrial machinery, identifying information such as manufacturer, model number, serial number, and power requirements.

noun. Standard text or program code used routinely and added with a text editor or word processor; text of a legal or official nature added to documents or labels.

"Your dilation on the legal boilerplate is completely ridiculous."

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