- plating of iron or steel for making the shells of boilers, covering the hulls of ships, etc.
- Journalism.
- syndicated or ready-to-print copy, used especially by weekly newspapers.
- trite, hackneyed writing.
- the detailed standard wording of a contract, warranty, etc.
- phrases or units of text used repeatedly, as in correspondence produced by a word-processing system.
- frozen, crusty, hard-packed snow, often with icy patches.
- a form of mild-steel plate used in the production of boiler shells
- a copy made with the intention of making other copies from it
- a set of instructions incorporated in several places in a computer program or a standard form of words used repeatedly in drafting contracts, guarantees, etc
- a draft contract that can easily be modified to cover various types of transaction
- to incorporate standard material automatically in a text
