template

also n.

1. A pattern or gauge, such as a thin metal plate with a cut pattern, used as a guide in making something accurately, as in woodworking or the carving of architectural profiles.
2. Computer Science.
   1. A document or file having a preset format, used as a starting point for a particular application so that the format does not have to be recreated each time it is used: a loan amortization template for a spreadsheet program.
   2. An overlay that fits over all or part of a keyboard and has labels describing the functions of each key within a particular application.
3. A horizontal piece of stone or timber used to distribute weight or pressure, as over a door frame.
4. Biochemistry. A molecule of a nucleic acid, such as DNA, that serves as a pattern for the synthesis of a macromolecule, as of RNA.

[Probably from French templet, diminutive of temple, temple of a loom. See temple³.]

(1) A pre-designed document or data file formatted for common purposes such as a fax, invoice or business letter. If the document contains an automated process, such as a word processing macro or spreadsheet formula, then the programming is already written and embedded in the appropriate places. It becomes a custom document after filling in the blanks with your data. See style sheet and document.

(2) A model of an application that is customized by the system designer. See template-based application.

(3) A plastic or stiff paper form placed over the function keys on a keyboard to identify their use.

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1. Mechanical aid in drawing flowcharts and flowchart symbols.

2. Worksheet that includes the relevant formulas for a particular application but not the data. It is a blank worksheet on which data are saved and filled in as needed for a future accounting application. Templates are guides for preparing the spreadsheet. They are predefined files, including cell formulas and row or column labels for specific applications. In effect, they are worksheet models designed to solve specific types of problems. Templates allow for the referencing of cells and formulations of interrelated formulas and functions. They are reused to analyze similar transactions.

(tem′plət)
n

A pattern or mold forming an accurate copy of an object or shape.

templet

1. Pad-stone or any block of timber or stone, or a metal plate, placed beneath the end of a girder, truss, etc., to distribute the load, especially the timber block placed under the foot of a cruck-blade.

2. Mould, outline, or pattern to ensure accuracy when forming a profile or moulding.

3. Beam or lintel.

The macromolecule that serves as a pattern for the synthesis of another macromolecule. In nucleic acid synthesis, the DNA from which a new strand is copied. See also deoxyribonucleic acid, pcr.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - skabelon

Nederlands (Dutch)
mal(vorm)

Français (French)
n. - (Cout, Tech) gabarit, (Comput) modèle, (Constr) traverse

Deutsch (German)
n. - Schablone, Unterlagbalken

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - αχνάρι (κν. πατρόν), οδηγός, στάμπο, (Η/Υ) πρότυπο

Italiano (Italian)
sagoma, architrave, stampo

Português (Portuguese)
n. - modelo (m), molde (m), padrão (m), gabarito (m), suporte (m) de viga

Русский (Russian)
шаблон

Español (Spanish)
n. - plantilla

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - schablon, mall, mönster

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
样板, 型板, 模板, 垫木, 垫石, 承梁短板

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 樣板, 型板, 模板, 墊木, 墊石, 承梁短板

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 본뜨는 공구, 도리받이

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 型板

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) قالب, عارضه او رافدة افقيه صغيرة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮תבנית לחיתוך או קידוח מתכת, עץ, אבן וכו', קורה לאיזון המשקל בבניין, לוחית, דפוסית‬

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