template

CEFRB1

/ˈtɛm.plɪt/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A pattern used as a guide for making something.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A file or document serving as a basis for others.

Examples

  • C++0x will admit template functions that take an arbitrary number of arguments.

  • There is no simple pattern that can serve as a template.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
1

Also pronounced

  • [tʰɛmˈpʰleɪ̯t̚]
  • /ˈtɛm(ˌ)pleɪt/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A generic model or pattern from which other objects are based or derived.

  2. A physical object whose shape is used as a guide to make other objects.

  3. A macromolecule which provides a pattern for the synthesis of another molecule.

More examples

In context

  • Classically, the functional product of coding genes is a protein whose synthesis is directed by an mRNA-template.

  • Gaelic also benefits from having a readily available template for Celtic minority language revitalisation, derived from Welsh and Irish.

  • Metal phosphates that are templated by transition-metal complexes are rare.

Synonyms

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She used a paper blank to trace the shape of the star onto the fabric.

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Origin

noun

Alteration of templet, probably from French templet, diminutive of temple (“a weaver's stretcher”), variant of tempe, from Latin tempora (“temple”). Alteration of second syllable due to analogy with plate. Cognate with Faroese tamba (“to stretch out, relax”), Icelandic þamb (“a stretched, bloated, or extended belly”).