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boilerplate code

boilerplate code noun: synonym of boilerplate.

Noun

boilerplate code (uncountable)

  1. Synonym of boilerplate.
    • Detecting and initializing a drive requires jumping through a few programming hoops, but the same boilerplate code can do the job for any application.2010 April, Jan Axelson, “Program Small Devices With Big Abilities”, in Nuts & Volts, →ISSN, page 49
    • Because you write that same boilerplate code over and over, the C# 3.0 compiler will now do it for you.2011, Stephen R. Davis, Chuck Sphar, C# 2008 For Dummies, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, page 231
    Synonyms:
    boilerplate

Synonyms of boilerplate code

Questions about boilerplate code

What does boilerplate code mean?
Boilerplate code means synonym of boilerplate.
What part of speech is boilerplate code?
Boilerplate code is a noun.

Words near boilerplate code in the dictionary

  1. boilermakers
  2. boilermaking
  3. boilerman
  4. boilermen
  5. boilerplate
  6. boilerplate code
  7. boilerplate codes
  8. boilerplated
  9. boilerplates
  10. boilerplating
  11. boilers

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