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   tem·plate

   /ˈtemplət/

   noun

   • 1. a shaped piece of metal, wood, card, plastic, or other material used as a pattern for processes such as painting, cutting out, shaping, or drilling.
   • ▪ something that serves as a model for others to copy: "the plant was to serve as the template for change throughout the company"
   • ▪ a preset format for a document or file, used so that the format does not have to be recreated each time it is used: "a memo template"
   • ▪ a nucleic acid molecule that acts as a pattern for the sequence of assembly of a protein, nucleic acid, or other large molecule: "secondary structure in the template strand is eliminated"
   • 2. a timber or plate used to distribute the weight in a wall or under a support.

   Word Origin late 17th century (as templet): probably from temple3 + -et1. The change in the ending in the 19th century was due to association with plate.

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