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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

Noun

a wood or metal pattern, used to help cut out shapes accurately [from temple a part in a loom that keeps the cloth stretched]

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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 [ˈtɛmplɪt] n → plantilla

template [ˈtɛmplɪt] n → patron m

template [ˈtɛmplɪt] n → Schablone f

template (US), templet [ˈtɛmplɪt] n → sagoma