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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024tem•plate or tem•plet /ˈtɛmplɪt/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Buildinga pattern or mold to help measure or to help in making copies of a thing.
- Computinga flat strip, as of cardboard, placed on a computer keyboard to provide ease of reference to software commands.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024tem•plate (tem′plit),USA pronunciation n. - Genetics, Buildinga pattern, mold, or the like, usually consisting of a thin plate of wood or metal, serving as a gauge or guide in mechanical work.
- anything that determines or serves as a pattern;
a model:You can use my notes as a template for employee evaluations. - Genetics, Building[Building Trades.]a horizontal piece, as of timber or stone, in a wall, to receive and distribute the pressure of a girder, beam, or the like.
- Genetics, Nautical, Naval Terms[Shipbuilding.]either of two wedges in each of the temporary blocks forming the support for the keel of a ship while building.
- Genetics, Surveying[Aerial Photogrammetry.]any object having lines, slots, or straightedges to represent lines radiating from the center of a photograph, used for graphic triangulation.
- Geneticsa strand of DNA or RNA that serves as a pattern for the synthesis of a complementary strand of nucleic acid or protein.
- Computing
- a small sheet or strip of cardboard, plastic, or the like, that fits over a portion of the keyboard and provides ready reference to the keystroke commands of a particular software program.
- an electronic file with a predesigned, customized format and structure, as for a fax, letter, or expense report, ready to be filled in.
- Genetics, BuildingAlso called safe. a marble base for a toilet.
Also, templet. - alteration of templet, apparently by falsely etymologizing final syllable as plate1 1670–80
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: template, templet /ˈtɛmplɪt/ n - a gauge or pattern, cut out in wood or metal, used in woodwork, etc, to help shape something accurately
- a pattern cut out in card or plastic, used in various crafts to reproduce shapes
- a short beam, made of metal, wood, or stone, that is used to spread a load, as over a doorway
- 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
Etymology: 17th Century templet (later spelling influenced by plate), probably from French, diminutive of temple³ |