boilerplate

noun

1. plating of iron or steel for making the shells of boilers, covering the hulls of ships, etc.
2. Journalism.
   1. syndicated or ready-to-print copy, used especially by weekly newspapers.
   2. trite, hackneyed writing.
3. the detailed standard wording of a contract, warranty, etc.
4. Informal. phrases or units of text used repeatedly, as in correspondence produced by a word-processing system.
5. frozen, crusty, hard-packed snow, often with icy patches.

noun

1. a form of mild-steel plate used in the production of boiler shells
2. a copy made with the intention of making other copies from it
3. a set of instructions incorporated in several places in a computer program or a standard form of words used repeatedly in drafting contracts, guarantees, etc
4. a draft contract that can easily be modified to cover various types of transaction

verb

5. to incorporate standard material automatically in a text