TEMPLATE

template, templet, guide

(noun) a model or standard for making comparisons

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

template (plural templates)

A physical object whose shape is used as a guide to make other objects.

A generic model or pattern from which other objects are based or derived.

(molecular biology) A macromolecule which provides a pattern for the synthesis of another molecule.

(object-oriented) A partially defined class or function, that can be instantiated in a variety of ways depending on the instantiation arguments.

Verb

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

To set up or mark off using a template.

To provide a template or pattern for.

Anagrams

• palmette

Source: Wiktionary


Tem"plate, n.

Definition: Same as Templet.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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10 January 2025

INTERSPERSION

(noun) the act of combining one thing at intervals among other things; “the interspersion of illustrations in the text”


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According to Guinness World Records, the largest collection of coffee pots belongs to Robert Dahl (Germany) and consists of 27,390 coffee pots as of 2 November 2012, in Rövershagen, Germany.

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