template

The definition of a template is a pattern used for forming something exactly.

(noun)

An example of a template is a dress pattern.

See template in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

a pattern, usually in the form of a thin plate of metal, wood, plastic, etc., for forming an accurate copy of an object or shape
Archit.
1. a short stone or timber placed under a beam to help distribute the pressure
2. a beam for supporting joists over an open space, as a doorway
Biochem. any complex molecular structure, as DNA or RNA, that serves as a pattern in the synthesis of another complex molecular structure

Origin: altered (infl. by plate) < templet < Fr, dim. of temple < L templum, small timber, purlin, akin to temple

See template in American Heritage Dictionary 4

also tem·plet

noun

A pattern or gauge, such as a thin metal plate with a cut pattern, used as a guide in making something accurately, as in woodworking or the carving of architectural profiles.
Computer Science
a. A document or file having a preset format, used as a starting point for a particular application so that the format does not have to be recreated each time it is used: a loan amortization template for a spreadsheet program.
b. An overlay that fits over all or part of a keyboard and has labels describing the functions of each key within a particular application.
A horizontal piece of stone or timber used to distribute weight or pressure, as over a door frame.
Biochemistry A molecule of a nucleic acid, such as DNA, that serves as a pattern for the synthesis of a macromolecule, as of RNA.

Origin:

Origin: Probably from French templet

Origin: , diminutive of temple, temple of a loom; see Temple ³

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