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template (iou)



template noun. . L17.
[Prob. from TEMPLE noun3 + -ET1, alt. after plate.]
A timber or plate used to distribute the weight in a wall or under a beam etc. L17.
a. A pattern or gauge, usu. a piece of thin board or metal plate, used as a guide in cutting or drilling metal, stone, wood, etc.; a flat card or plastic pattern used esp. for cutting cloth for patchwork. L17.
b. Oil Industry. A frame anchored to the sea floor to which an offshore platform may be attached. L20.
Chiefly Biology. A substance whose atomic or molecular structure determines the manner in which other molecules are combined; spec. a molecule of nucleic acid that so acts to determine the sequence of assembly of nucleic acids or proteins. M20.