template
/ˈtɛm.plɪt/
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Hong Kong/tɛmˈpleɪt/
template noun: a physical object whose shape is used as a guide to make other objects.
Noun
template (plural templates)
- A physical object whose shape is used as a guide to make other objects.
- A generic model or pattern from which other objects are based or derived.
- Gaelic also benefits from having a readily available template for Celtic minority language revitalisation, derived from Welsh and Irish.2023, Clive Young, “chapter one: How Scots Works”, in Unlocking Scots: The Secret Life of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Luath Press Limited, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 29
- A file or document serving as a basis for others.
- A macromolecule which provides a pattern for the synthesis of another molecule.
- Classically, the functional product of coding genes is a protein whose synthesis is directed by an mRNA-template.2002, S. Lottin et al., “Thioredoxin post-transcriptional regulation by H19 provides a new function to mRNA-like non-coding RNA”, in Nature, volume 21, number 10
- A partially defined class or function, that can be instantiated in a variety of ways depending on the instantiation arguments.
- A strip of metal used in boiler-making, pierced with a series of holes, and serving as a guide in marking out a line of rivet-holes.
- Synonym of temple.
- The template length is adjusted to the proper fabric width. Then the sharp pins in the template ends are hooked into the selvedge edges (with the template open).1987, Paula Simmons, Spinning and weaving with wool, published 1977, →ISBN, page 180
- Synonyms:
- temple
Verb
template (third-person singular simple present templates, present participle templating, simple past and past participle templated)
- To set up or mark off using a template.
- Only that part of the floor timber that bears on the planking and keel need be templated; […]1994, Howard I. Chapelle, Boatbuilding, →ISBN, page 368
- To provide a template or pattern for.
- Metal phosphates that are templated by transition-metal complexes are rare.2003, Yu Wang et al., “Synthesis and characterization of a new layered gallium phosphate templated by cobalt complex”, in Journal of Solid State Chemistry, volume 170, number 1, →DOI
- To synthesize by means of a template.
template meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
template in Hindi
- physical object
- साँचा sā̃cā, क़ालिब qālib, कालिब kālib, टेंपलेट ṭẽpleṭ
template in Tamil
- physical object
- வார்ப்புரு vārppuru
template in Marathi
- टेम्पलेट
template in Urdu
- physical object
- سان٘چا sā̃cā, قالِب qālib
More languagesFewer languages
- template in Bengali
- টেমপ্লেট ṭempleṭ
- template in Telugu
- మూస mūsa
- template in Malayalam
- ഫലകം phalakaṁ, മാതൃക mātr̥ka
- template in Kannada
- ಟೆಂಪ್ಲೇಟು ṭemplēṭu
- template in Punjabi
- ਟੈਂਪਲੇਟ, ਟੈਂਪਲੈੱਟ, ਟੈਮਪਲੇਟ
- template in Gujarati
- ટેમ્પલેટ
- template in Odia
- ଟେମ୍ପଲେଟ୍, ଟେମ୍ପ୍ଲେଟ୍, ଟେମ୍ପଲେଟ୍ କରିବା ପାଇଁ
- template in Sanskrit
- फलकम् phalakam
- template in Sinhala
- සැකිල්ල sækilla
- template in Assamese
- চানেকি saneki
- template in Nepali
- टेम्प्लेट, टेम्पलेट
- template in Pashto
- قالب qālib
- template in Tagalog
- suleras, padron
- template in Arabic
- قَالَب qālab, قالِب qālib
- template in Malay
- templat
- template in Indonesian
- templat
- template in Thai
- แม่แบบ mɛ̂ɛ-bɛ̀ɛp
- template in Vietnamese
- bản mẫu, khuôn mẫu
- template in Myanmar
- အတိုင်း a.tuing:, တမ်းပလိတ် tam:pa.lit
Examples of template in a sentence
- We rewrote certain communications templates to use a more formal register.
- This is an inline (e.g. mid-sentence) template for marking up text as a Wikipedia self-reference.
- Let's stick to the out-of-the-box template. I don't want to start a custom snowball right before the launch deadline.
Synonyms of template
Forms of template
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | templates |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | templates |
| present participle | templating |
| past participle | templated |
| past | templated |
Origin of template
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”).
Words formed from template
- antitemplate
- biotemplate
- curiously recurring template pattern
- expression template
- metatemplate
- multitemplate
- nanotemplate
- nontemplate
- subtemplate
- templateless
- templatelike
- template metaprogramming
- template method
- template method pattern
- template strand
- templatic
- templating
- templatise
- templatization
- templatize
- templater
Phrases with template
Questions about template
- What does template mean?
- Template means a physical object whose shape is used as a guide to make other objects.
- What is template in Hindi?
- Template in Hindi is साँचा (sā̃cā), क़ालिब (qālib), कालिब (kālib). See Template meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is template?
- Template can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce template?
- Template is pronounced /ˈtɛm.plɪt/.
- What is the plural of template?
- The plural of template is templates.
Words near template in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: template (page history and authors); template (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); template (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); template (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); template (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); template (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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