Meaning & use
template
A preset pattern or format used as a guide for creating other similar documents, objects, or designs.
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She used a resume template to format her job application quickly.
The architect built a wooden template to cut each identical window frame.
A note on using this word
Template is common in everyday computing, as a document template, and in physical crafts, where it means a guide for repeated shapes.
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