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tem·plate also tem·plet  (tmplt)
n.
1. 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.
2. 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.
3. A horizontal piece of stone or timber used to distribute weight or pressure, as over a door frame.
4. Biochemistry A molecule of a nucleic acid, such as DNA, that serves as a pattern for the synthesis of a macromolecule, as of RNA.

[Probably from French templet, diminutive of temple, temple of a loom; see temple3.]

template, templet [ˈtɛmplɪt]
n
1. (Engineering / Tools) a gauge or pattern, cut out in wood or metal, used in woodwork, etc., to help shape something accurately
2. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Crafts) a pattern cut out in card or plastic, used in various crafts to reproduce shapes
3. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) a short beam, made of metal, wood, or stone, that is used to spread a load, as over a doorway
4. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biochemistry) Biochem the molecular structure of a compound that serves as a pattern for the production of the molecular structure of another specific compound in a reaction
[C17 templet (later spelling influenced by plate), probably from French, diminutive of temple3]

template  (tmplt)
A molecule of a nucleic acid, such as DNA, that serves as a pattern for the synthesis of another molecule of a nucleic acid.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.templatetemplate - a model or standard for making comparisons
example, model - a representative form or pattern; "I profited from his example"
speech rhythm, rhythm - the arrangement of spoken words alternating stressed and unstressed elements; "the rhythm of Frost's poetry"
Translations
template templet (US) [ˈtemplɪt] Nplantilla f
template [ˈtɛmpleɪt] n
(for cutting wood, metal, cloth, paper)patron m
(COMPUTING) [document, letter] → modèle m
(fig) (= model) → modèle m
template, templet
nSchablone f; (fig)Vorlage f; (Comput) → Dokumentvorlage f
template templet (Am) [ˈtɛmplɪt] nsagoma
template templet (Am) [ˈtɛmplɪt] nsagoma


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