Definition of boilerplate
1
: syndicated material supplied especially to weekly newspapers in matrix or plate form
2a
: standardized text
b
: formulaic or hackneyed language
bureaucratic boilerplate
3
: tightly packed icy snow
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The first known use of boilerplate was in 1893
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