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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.

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

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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]

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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.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

template - a model or standard for making comparisons templet, guide 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] N → plantilla f

template [ˈtɛmpleɪt] n

(for cutting wood, metal, cloth, paper) → patron m

(COMPUTING) [document, letter] → modèle m

(fig) (= model) → modèle m

template, templet

n → Schablone f; (fig) → Vorlage f; (Comput) → Dokumentvorlage f

template templet (Am) [ˈtɛmplɪt] n → sagoma