- a pattern, mold, or the like, usually consisting of a thin plate of wood or metal, serving as a gauge or guide in mechanical work.
- anything that determines or serves as a pattern; a model: You can use my notes as a template for employee evaluations.
- a horizontal piece, as of timber or stone, in a wall, to receive and distribute the pressure of a girder, beam, or the like.
- either of two wedges in each of the temporary blocks forming the support for the keel of a ship while building.
- any object having lines, slots, or straightedges to represent lines radiating from the center of a photograph, used for graphic triangulation.
- a strand of DNA or RNA that serves as a pattern for the synthesis of a complementary strand of nucleic acid or protein.
- Computers.
- a small sheet or strip of cardboard, plastic, or the like, that fits over a portion of the keyboard and provides ready reference to the keystroke commands of a particular software program.
- an electronic file with a predesigned, customized format and structure, as for a fax, letter, or expense report, ready to be filled in.
- a marble base for a toilet.
- a gauge or pattern, cut out in wood or metal, used in woodwork, etc, to help shape something accurately
- a pattern cut out in card or plastic, used in various crafts to reproduce shapes
- a short beam, made of metal, wood, or stone, that is used to spread a load, as over a doorway
- the molecular structure of a compound that serves as a pattern for the production of the molecular structure of another specific compound in a reaction
