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Definition: Template

Template

Noun

1. A model or standard for making comparisons.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "template" was first used: 1677. (references)



Specialty Definitions: Template

DomainDefinitions

Computing

Spatial operator(q. v. )which defines a pattern or feature in an image that is being searched for. Source: European Union. (references)

Electrical Engineering

An aid for the formation of a precise masking cut-out. For mass production, the template is made from steel. Source: European Union. (references)

Industry

A shaped pattern by which a surface is marked out. Source: European Union. (references)

Mechanical Engineering

Guiding edge for turning tapers. Source: European Union. (references)
 A piece of material representing the profile of the workpiece to be produced. Source: European Union. (references)
 Simple pattern, usually planar, either cut to shape of a part or with shape and dimensions marked on surface, used as a guide in repeated marking out of desired shape. Source: European Union. (references)

Mining

A. A form for building tunnel inverts b. A pattern device used as a guide to mark points at which boreholes areto be collared in ring drilling. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Synonyms: Template

Synonyms: guide (n), templet (n). (additional references)

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Crosswords: Template

English words defined with "template": messenger RNA, mRNAreverse transcriptasetranscription. (references)
Specialty definitions using "template": ABRASIVE-COATING-MACHINE OPERATOR, allophonic template, anticodon, arcuate guide, ASSEMBLER, ALUMINUM BOATS, ASSEMBLER, DECK AND HULL, assembler, press operator, ASSEMBLER, TUBING, ASSEMBLER, WIRE-MESH GATE, AUTOMATIC BANDSAW TENDERBAND-SAW OPERATOR, BAND-SCROLL-SAW OPERATOR, BASE-PLY HAND, BELL MAKER, BELLY BUILDER, bench-lathe operator, bench-press operator, bending-roll operator, BEVELER, blank driller, block maker, BLOCK-MAKING-MACHINE OPERATOR, body masker, boot-liner maker, BOX MAKER, PAPERBOARD, brazer, BRAZER, ASSEMBLER, brazer, electronic, BRAZER, FURNACE, BRAZER, INDUCTION, burner, handcam-milling-machine operator, CARPENTER II, cDNA, c-DNA, ceiling installer, CEPHALOMETRIC ANALYST, cephalometric technician, cephalometric tracer, CHEMICAL-ETCHING PROCESSOR, chemical-milling processor, cigar roller, CIRCLE EDGER, circular-shear operator, CLIP-AND-HANGER ATTACHER, closet builder, CLOTH-SHRINKING TESTER, COIL SHAPER, coil spreader, COIL WINDER, REPAIR, collar pointer, collar-top turner, color corrector, combustion analyst, complementary DNA, CONCRETE-BUILDING ASSEMBLER, CONTOUR GRINDER, contour stitcher, copy tuning, copy-machine, CROSSCUTTER, ROLLED GLASS, cuff-turner-machine operator, curvilinear guide, curvilinear guide way, cutter, gas, CUTTER, HAND, cutter-head sharpenerDATA BASE DESIGN ANALYST, DECAL APPLIER, decal transferrer, deck and hull assembler, DEICER ASSEMBLER, ELECTRIC, DEICER-ELEMENT WINDER, MACHINE, design transferrer, DESIGNER AND PATTERNMAKER, DEVELOPER PROVER, INTERIOR ASSEMBLIES, developer prover, upholstering, DIE MAKER, ELECTRONIC, die-sinking-machine operator, die-stamping-press operator, DNA Footprinting, DNA polimerase, DNA polymerase, DNA Polymerase II, DNA Replication, DNA, Antisense, DNA, Complementary, DNA-polymerase, DOOR ASSEMBLER, DOT ETCHER, DRAW-BENCH OPERATOR, DRILLER, BRAKE LINING, DRILL-PRESS OPERATOR, ACOUSTICAL TILE, DRILL-PRESS OPERATOR, PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS, duplicating-machine operator, DUPLICATOR-PUNCH OPERATORELECTRICAL AND RADIO MOCK-UP MECHANIC, ENGINE-LATHE SET-UP OPERATOR, ENGRAVER, PANTOGRAPH II, ENGRAVER, TIRE MOLD. (references)

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Modern Usage: Template

DomainUsage

Screenplays

I know you hold me up as your career template and that it gives you some sort of charge to challenge me, but give it a rest. (Scream 2; writing credit: Kevin Williamson)

Because there's no template of your brain on our database, he doesn't know what bits o' grey do what. (Farscape; writing credit: Olivier Cauvin)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: Template

DomainTitle

References

  • Template Software, Inc.: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

    (more reference examples)

  

Books

  • C++ Programmer's Guide to the Standard Template Library (reference)

  • C++ Standard Template Library, The (reference)

  • Data Structures and the Standard Template Library (reference)

  • More Template Free Quiltmaking/Pbn B-88 (reference)

  • Pipe Template Layout (reference)

    (more book examples)

  

High Tech

  

Consumer Goods

  • Jesada 445-005 3D Router Carver System Large Panel Template, Nouveau (reference)

  • Carey Template 450-20 4th Hinge Add-On Kit (reference)

  • Jesada ADT-001 Classical 20-Piece Template Set (reference)

  • Porter-Cable 4113P 1/2" Half Blind Dovetail Template (reference)

  • Porter-Cable 7120 1/4" Half-Blind Dovetail Template (reference)

    (more baby examples; more wireless phone examples; more garden examples; more kitchen examples; more tool examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Photo Album: Template

ThumbnailDescription & Credit

The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-I) enters the T-lymphocyte where the virus loses its outer envelop, releasing its RNA and its reverse transcriptase. The reverse transcriptase builds a complimentary DNA strand from the viral RNA template. The DNA helix is inserted into the host genome. When this is transcribed by the infected cell, the new viral RNA and proteins are produced to form new viruses that then bud from the cell membrane, thus completing the life cycle of the virus. See artwork: GR-32.Credit: Trudy Nicholson (artist).

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Non-Fiction Usage: Template

SubjectTopicQuote

Health

This full-length positive strand acts as a template for the synthesis of a full-length negative strand. (references)

Once the new CFTR gene has entered the cell, the cell's biochemical machinery must recognize it and use it as a template for the production of functional protein. (references)

If the disorder is one of function, reliance must be placed on some test of platelet function, such as the template bleeding time. A bleeding time of less than twice the upper limit of normal is usually not an indication for transfusion of platelets, unless there are other conditions that interfere with hemostasis. (references)

Political Economy

Bahrain

The Government denies citizens the right to change their government; however, the February referendum on the National Action Charter, provides a template for the return of the country to constitutional rule. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Usage Frequency: Template

"Template" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Template" is used about 293 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Noun (singular)100%29316,984

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Usage in Company Names: Template

CountryName
USA

Template Software, Inc.

 (more examples...)

Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.

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Expression: Template

Expressions using "template": allophonic template curve template document template random chimeragenesis on a transient template template code. Additional references.

Hyphenated Usage

Beginning with "template": template-independent, template-primer.

Ending with "template": non-template.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Template

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

template

2,702

resume template

2,077

free web template

1,966

free power point template

1,692

web template

1,595

free template

1,576

power point template

1,546

web site template

1,543

free web site template

1,130

flash template

969

free resume template

803

microsoft template

771

free flash template

702

frontpage template

669

business card template

663

web page template

639

free web page template

636

calendar template

580

dream weaver template

551

certificate template

524
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translations: Template

Language Translations for "template"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Afrikaan

  

patroon (banality, pattern, platitude, stencil, templet). (various references)

   

Albanian

  

shabllon (cartoon, jig, Mold, mould, sample, sampler, stencil, templet), rigë (scale, templet). (various references)

   

Arabic 

  

‏قالب (briquette, form, matrix, model, mold, molding, mould, moulding, shape), ‏عارضة (beam, crossing, keel, ledger, plinth, role, sitter, spar, tie, transom). (various references)

   

Bulgarian 

  

шаблон (former, lute, matrix, model, mould, pattern, rut, sample, screed, stencil, templet). (various references)

   

Chinese 

  

模板. (various references)

   

Czech

  

šablona (pattern, stencil, stereotype). (various references)

   

Danish

  

template, stikskabelon, skabelon (bending jig, bending mould, form, former, gauge, model, pattern, stencil, template strand, templet), pakke i forbandt (pattern, templet), matrice (array, blanking die, cavity, die, impression, mandrel, matrice, matrix, metal positive, mold, mother, mould, template strand), laere (gauge, templet), kopiskabelon (master, master copy, master plate), konuslineal (form plate, master plate, profiling plate), grundplan. (various references)

   

Dutch

  

sjabloon (banality, frisket, pattern, platitude, slotted templates, slotted templets, stencil, stencil plate, stencil sheet, templet), patroon (banality, boss, cartridge, element, employer, fuel cartridge, licensed master farmer, master, patron, patron saint, pattern, platitude, stencil, stick of explosive, templet, torpedo). (various references)

   

Esperanto

  

ŝablono (pattern, stencil, templet). (various references)

   

Finnish

  

templaattijuoste (template strand), paperinäyte (pattern, templet), osamalline, malline (artwork master, form-control template, master, master copy, master drawing, master plate, master workpiece, pattern), malli (design, form, form-control template, master component, master workpiece, model, pattern, prototype, sample, schema, specimen), laskentalevy (templet), kopiomalline (master, master copy, master plate), kartionsorvausviivoitin (form plate, master plate, profiling plate). (various references)

   

French

  

modèle (form-control template), gabarit (templet). (various references)

   

German

  

Schablone (cliché, design, form, frisket, gauge, model, mould, movement set, pattern, routine, stencil, stencil plate, stencil sheet, templet), Zeichenschablone, lehre (advice, apprenticeship, doctrine, egalitarianism, gage, gauge, gospel, lesson, moral, precept, science, teaching, teachings, templet, tenet, theory, threadgage, training). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

περίγραμμα (ambit, circumscription, contour, limb, outline, silhouette, templet). (various references)

   

Hebrew 

  

ת"מית (image, metaphor, mock up, model), "פוסית, טופס (blank, form). (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

sablon (gage, gauge, model, pattern, shape, stereotype, tag, templet). (various references)

   

Italian

  

sagoma (bending jig, bending mould, chock, fillet, form, form-control template, former, gauge, master workpiece, moulding, outline, pattern, profile, shape, silhouette, target, templet). (various references)

   

Japanese Kanji 

  

鋳型 (mold). (various references)

   

Japanese Katakana 

  

いがた (mold). (various references)

   

Korean 

  

템" . (various references)

   

Manx

  

feeree (templet). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

emplatetay

   

Portuguese

  

molde (bending jig, bending mould, cast, centering, die, example, form, former, mold, mould, pattern, shape, stencil, swage, templet), padrão (blanket, device, jig, master, measure, measurement standard, model, pattern, sampler, standard, stencil, templet, test, type), modelo (data model, design, dummy, example, exemplary, form, form-control template, Gage, gauge, guest-card, jig, lay figure, light, master component, master workpiece, mirror, modal, model, Mold, mould, norm, pattern, profile, prototype, sampler, specimen, style, type), gabarito (pattern, templet), escantilhão (board, form plate, master plate, profiling plate, scantling, templet). (various references)

   

Russian 

  

шаблон (clip art, gauge, gestalt, master form, model, mould, pattern, stencil, templet, wildcard), лекало (cam, french curve, gauge, mould, pattern). (various references)

   

Serbo-Croatian

  

šablon (cliché, pattern, stereotype, templet). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

plantilla (insole, jig, long sock, mask, pattern, slipsole, sock, staff of workmen, stencil, templet). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

mall (bending jig, bending mould, form, form-control template, former, master workpiece, pattern, picture), schablon (bending jig, bending mould, form, former, model, Mold, mould, pattern, stencil, templet). (various references)

   

Thai

  

แผ่นที่เจาะเป็นแม่แบบรูปต่างๆ (templet). (various references)

   

Turkish

  

kalıp (bar, cake, cast, dies, form, formwork, master, matrix, model, Mold, mould, Pat, pattern, print, shape, stamp, stencil, tablet, templet, timber), şablon (pattern, stencil, templet). (various references)

   

Ukranian 

  

шаблон (jig, sample, sampler), калібр (caliber, calibre, calipers, callipers, gauge, size). (various references)

   

Vietnamese 

  

dưỡng (templet). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Ancestral Language Translations: Template

LanguagePeriodTranslations
Latin500 BCE-Modern

templum. (various references)

French1500-Modern

templet. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Derivations & Misspellings: Template

Derivations

Words beginning with "template": templates. (additional references)

Words ending with "template": contemplate. (additional references)

Words containing "template": contemplated, contemplates, uncontemplated. (additional references)


Misspellings

"Template" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: empate, teaplate, telplate, temlate, tempal, tempelate, templatee, templatew, templette, temrlate, timulate. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Template"

# of Phoneme MatchesPronunciationWord(s) rhyming with "template" (pronounced te"mplut or te"mplāt)
7t e" m p l u ttemplet.
4-p l u tdroplet, quintuplet, sextuplet, triplet.
3-l u tamulet, anklet, appellate, autopilot, ballot, billet, booklet, boomlet, bracelet, branchlet, bullet, Charlotte, chocolate, collet, consulate, copilot, desolate, emasculate, eyelet, Gantlet, gauntlet, giblet, goblet, gullet, hamlet, harlot, helot, immaculate, inarticulate, inviolate, lancelet, leaflet, mallet, Merlot, Millet, mullet, omelet, palate, palette, pallet, pamphlet, particulate, pellet, piglet, pilot, platelet, prelate, scarlet, skillet, starlet, tablet, toilet, ultraviolet, Violet, wallet, zealot.
3-l ā tderegulate, modulate, overpopulate, violate.

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

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Anagrams: Template

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Direct Anagrams: palmette.

Words within the letters "a-e-e-l-m-p-t-t"

-1 letter: palette, peltate, templet.

-2 letters: empale, metate, metepa, mettle, pattee, pelmet, pettle, temple.

-3 letters: ample, elate, etape, latte, leapt, lepta, maple, matte, metal, palet, petal, plate, pleat, telae, tempt, tepal.

-4 letters: alee, alme, lame, lamp, late, leap, leet, lept, male, malt, mate, matt, meal, meat, meet, melt, meta, mete, pale, palm, pate, peal, peat, peel, pele, pelt, plat, plea, tael, tale, tame, tamp, tape, tate, teal, team, teat, teel, teem, tela, tele, temp, tepa.

-5 letters: ale, alp, alt, amp, ape, apt, ate, att, eat, eel, elm, eme, eta, lam, lap, lat, lea, lee, let, mae, map, mat, mel, met, pal, pam, pat, pea, pee, pet, tae, tam, tap, tat, tea, tee, tel, tet.

 Words containing the letters "a-e-e-l-m-p-t-t"
 

+1 letter: palmettes, templates, temptable.

 

+2 letters: palmettoes, streetlamp.

 

+3 letters: attemptable, contemplate, penultimate, streetlamps, temperately.

 

+4 letters: contemplated, contemplates, departmental, outplacement.

 

+5 letters: antepenultima, contemplative, epitheliomata, intemperately, outplacements, penultimately, temperamental, temporalities.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro.

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Alternative Orthography: Template


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

54 65 6D 70 6C 61 74 65

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

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Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

-    .    --    .--.    .-..    .-    -    .

Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01010100 01100101 01101101 01110000 01101100 01100001 01110100 01100101

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#84 &#101 &#109 &#112 &#108 &#97 &#116 &#101

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0054 0065 006D 0070 006C 0061 0074 0065

British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

5471798278678671

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Usage: Modern
5. Usage: Commercial
6. Images: Photo Album
7. Quotations: Non-fiction
8. Usage Frequency
9. Names: Company Usage
10. Expressions
11. Expressions: Internet
12. Translations: Modern
13. Translations: Ancient
14. Derivations
15. Rhymes
16. Anagrams
17. Orthography
18. Bibliography


  

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