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template

noun · verb · 11 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈtɛm.plɪt/
  • /ˈtɛm.plət/
  • /ˈtɛm(ˌ)pleɪt/ spelling pronunciation
  • /tɛmˈpleɪt/ spelling pronunciation
  • Hong-Kong: /tɛmˈpleɪt/
  • Hong-Kong: [thɛmˈphleɪ̯t̚]
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  • CMU ARPABET: T EH1 M P L AH0 T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: T EH1 M P L EY0 T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A physical object whose shape is used as a guide to make other objects.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

noun

Meaning 2

A generic model or pattern from which other objects are based or derived.

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3

noun

Meaning 3

A file or document serving as a basis for others.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

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4

noun

Meaning 4

A macromolecule which provides a pattern for the synthesis of another molecule.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: molecular biology

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5

noun

Meaning 5

A partially defined class or function, that can be instantiated in a variety of ways depending on the instantiation arguments.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: object-oriented programming

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6

noun

Meaning 6

A strip of metal used in boiler-making, pierced with a series of holes, and serving as a guide in marking out a line of rivet-holes.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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7

noun

Meaning 7

Synonym of temple.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: business, manufacturing, textiles, weaving

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: temple

Antonyms: none provided

8

verb

Meaning 8

To set up or mark off using a template.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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9

verb

Meaning 9

To provide a template or pattern for.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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10

verb

Meaning 10

To synthesize by means of a template.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Qualifier: molecular biology

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11

noun

Meaning 11

a model or standard for making comparisons

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: templet, guide

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: model, example

Narrower terms: rhythm, speech rhythm

History

Etymology

Alteration of templet, probably from French templet, diminutive of temple (“a weaver's stretcher”), variant of tempe, from Latin tempora (“temple”). Alteration of second syllable due to analogy with plate. Cognate with Faroese tamba (“to stretch out, relax”), Icelandic þamb (“a stretched, bloated, or extended belly”).

Across languages

Translations

181 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: stampë — physical object
  • Arabic: قَالَب (qālab) — physical object
  • Armenian: կաղապար (kaġapar) — physical object
  • Armenian: շաբլոն (šablon) — physical object
  • Assamese: চানেকি (saneki) — physical object
  • Azerbaijani: şablon — physical object
  • Belarusian: шабло́н (šablón) — physical object
  • Bulgarian: шабло́н (šablón) — physical object
  • Burmese: အတိုင်း (a.tuing:) — physical object
  • Catalan: model — physical object
  • Catalan: patró — physical object
  • Chinese Mandarin: 模板 (múbǎn) — physical object
  • Chinese Mandarin: 型板 (xíngbǎn) — physical object
  • Czech: šablona — physical object
  • Danish: skabelon — physical object
  • Dutch: sjabloon — physical object
  • Dutch: malplaatje — physical object
  • Esperanto: ŝablono — physical object
  • Estonian: mall — physical object
  • Estonian: šabloon — physical object
  • Finnish: malline — physical object
  • Finnish: sapluuna — physical object
  • French: gabarit — physical object
  • French: calibre — physical object
  • French: patron — physical object
  • French: réglette — physical object
  • French: modèle — physical object
  • Galician: modelo — physical object
  • Georgian: თარგი (targi) — physical object
  • Georgian: შაბლონი (šabloni) — physical object
  • German: Vorlage — physical object
  • German: Schablone — physical object
  • Greek: πρότυπο (prótypo) — physical object
  • Hebrew: תַּבְנִית (tavnít) — physical object
  • Hindi: साँचा (sā̃cā) — physical object
  • Hungarian: sablon — physical object
  • Ido: shablono — physical object
  • Indonesian: templat — physical object
  • Interlingua: patrono — physical object
  • Irish: teimpléad — physical object
  • Italian: mascherina — physical object
  • Italian: sagoma — physical object
  • Italian: modello — physical object
  • Italian: stampo — physical object
  • Italian: calibro — physical object
  • Japanese: 型板 (kataban) — physical object
  • Japanese: 雛形 (hinagata) — physical object
  • Japanese: テンプレート (tenpurēto) — physical object
  • Kazakh: үлгі (ülgı) — physical object
  • Korean: 템플렛 (tempeullet) — physical object
  • Korean: 샘플 (saempeul) — physical object
  • Korean: 틀 (teul) — physical object
  • Kyrgyz: калып (kalıp) — physical object
  • Lao: ແມ່ແບບ (mǣ bǣp) — physical object
  • Lao: ແບບ (bǣp) — physical object
  • Latvian: veidne — physical object
  • Lithuanian: šablonas — physical object
  • Luxembourgish: Schabloun — physical object
  • Macedonian: предлошка (predloška) — physical object
  • Macedonian: шабло́н (šablón) — physical object
  • Malay: templat — physical object
  • Māori: matua — physical object
  • Māori: tāhua — physical object
  • Māori: paparangi — physical object
  • Mongolian: загвар (zagvar) — physical object
  • Navajo: bee álnééhé — physical object
  • Norwegian Bokmål: mal — physical object
  • Norwegian Bokmål: sjablong — physical object
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: mal — physical object
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: sjablong — physical object
  • Persian: قالِب (qâleb) — physical object
  • Persian: شابلون (šâblon) — physical object
  • Middle Persian: h'mgwn — physical object
  • Polish: szablon — physical object
  • Portuguese: modelo — physical object
  • Portuguese: predefinição — physical object
  • Portuguese: molde — physical object
  • Portuguese: gabarito — physical object
  • Romanian: model — physical object
  • Romanian: format — physical object
  • Romanian: șablon — physical object
  • Russian: шабло́н (šablón) — physical object
  • Serbo-Croatian: шаблон — physical object
  • Serbo-Croatian: по̏длога — physical object
  • Serbo-Croatian: šablon — physical object
  • Serbo-Croatian: pȍdloga — physical object
  • Slovak: šablóna — physical object
  • Slovene: predloga — physical object
  • Spanish: plantilla — physical object
  • Swedish: mall — physical object
  • Swedish: schablon — physical object
  • Swedish: mönster — physical object
  • Tagalog: suleras — physical object
  • Thai: แม่แบบ (mɛ̂ɛ-bɛ̀ɛp) — physical object
  • Turkish: şablon — physical object
  • Ukrainian: шабло́н (šablón) — physical object
  • Uzbek: shablon — physical object
  • Venetan: modèl — physical object
  • Vietnamese: bản mẫu — physical object
  • Vietnamese: khuôn mẫu — physical object
  • Walloon: modele — physical object
  • Walloon: patron — physical object
  • Welsh: templed — physical object
  • Welsh: patrymlun — physical object
  • Armenian: կաղապար (kaġapar) — generic model
  • Armenian: շաբլոն (šablon) — generic model
  • Assamese: চানেকি (saneki) — generic model
  • Belarusian: шабло́н (šablón) — generic model
  • Chinese Mandarin: 模板 (múbǎn) — generic model
  • Chinese Mandarin: 範本 /范本 (fànběn) — generic model
  • Czech: šablona — generic model
  • Danish: forlæg — generic model
  • Danish: mønster — generic model
  • Danish: model — generic model
  • Esperanto: ŝablono — generic model
  • Finnish: malli — generic model
  • French: modèle — generic model
  • German: Vorlage — generic model
  • Hebrew: תַּבְנִית (tavnít) — generic model
  • Hungarian: séma — generic model
  • Hungarian: sablon — generic model
  • Hungarian: minta — generic model
  • Hungarian: templátum — generic model
  • Irish: múnla — generic model
  • Italian: modello — generic model
  • Italian: paradigma — generic model
  • Macedonian: предлошка (predloška) — generic model
  • Macedonian: шабло́н (šablón) — generic model
  • Malayalam: മാതൃക (mātr̥ka) — generic model
  • Māori: tauira — generic model
  • Māori: papatauira — generic model
  • Norwegian Bokmål: mønster — generic model
  • Polish: schemat — generic model
  • Polish: szablon — generic model
  • Romanian: șablon — generic model
  • Russian: шабло́н (šablón) — generic model
  • Slovak: šablóna — generic model
  • Spanish: patrón — generic model
  • Swedish: mall — generic model
  • Turkish: şablon — generic model
  • Ukrainian: шабло́н (šablón) — generic model
  • Venetan: modèl — generic model
  • Finnish: aloituspohja — computing: document template
  • Finnish: malli — computing: document template
  • Finnish: mallipohja — computing: document template
  • Finnish: pohjatiedosto — computing: document template
  • French: modèle — computing: document template
  • French: modèles — computing: document template
  • Hungarian: sablon — computing: document template
  • Hungarian: dokumentumsablon — computing: document template
  • Spanish: plantilla — computing: document template
  • Spanish: plantillas — computing: document template
  • Swedish: mall — computing: document template
  • Finnish: templaatti — molecular biology: macromolecule with patterns
  • French: matrice — molecular biology: macromolecule with patterns
  • French: matrices — molecular biology: macromolecule with patterns
  • Hungarian: templát — molecular biology: macromolecule with patterns
  • Spanish: molécula patrón — molecular biology: macromolecule with patterns
  • Spanish: moléculas patrón — molecular biology: macromolecule with patterns
  • Armenian: կաղապար (kaġapar) — object-oriented programming: partially defined class/function
  • Belarusian: шабло́н (šablón) — object-oriented programming: partially defined class/function
  • Danish: skabelon — object-oriented programming: partially defined class/function
  • Dutch: template — object-oriented programming: partially defined class/function
  • Finnish: malli — object-oriented programming: partially defined class/function
  • Finnish: malline — object-oriented programming: partially defined class/function
  • French: template — object-oriented programming: partially defined class/function
  • Macedonian: предлошка (predloška) — object-oriented programming: partially defined class/function
  • Macedonian: шабло́н (šablón) — object-oriented programming: partially defined class/function
  • Portuguese: template — object-oriented programming: partially defined class/function
  • Romanian: șablon — object-oriented programming: partially defined class/function
  • Russian: шабло́н (šablón) — object-oriented programming: partially defined class/function
  • Spanish: plantilla — object-oriented programming: partially defined class/function
  • Ukrainian: шабло́н (šablón) — object-oriented programming: partially defined class/function
  • Vietnamese: bản mẫu — object-oriented programming: partially defined class/function
  • Vietnamese: khuôn mẫu — object-oriented programming: partially defined class/function
  • French: gabarit — strip of metal
  • French: gabarits — strip of metal
  • Romansh: schablon — strip of metal
  • Romansh: schablona — strip of metal
  • Spanish: plantilla — strip of metal
  • Spanish: plantillas — strip of metal
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