template
A physical object whose shape is used as a guide to make other objects.
Other meanings
A generic model or pattern from which other objects are based or derived.
A file or document serving as a basis for others.
Synonyms
- guide
Related words
- antitemplate
- biotemplate
- metatemplate
- multitemplate
- nanotemplate
- nontemplate
- subtemplate
- templateless
- templatelike
- templatic
- templatise
- templatization
Example sentences
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “template” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.