boilerplate

Short definition from Wiktionary

Noun

1. 1
   A sheet of copper or steel used in the construction of a boiler.
2. 2
   The rating plate or nameplate required to be affixed to a boiler by the Boiler Explosions Act (1882).
3. 3
   A plate attached to industrial machinery, identifying information such as manufacturer, model number, serial number, and power requirements.
4. 4
   Syndicated material.
5. 5
   Standard text of a legal or official nature added to documents or labels.
6. 6
   A standard piece of program code used routinely and added with a text editor or word processor.
7. 7
   Formulaic or hackneyed language.
8. 8
   Hard, icy snow which may be dangerous for skiing.

Adjective

1. 1
   Describing text or other material of a standard or routine nature.
2. 2
   Used to refer to a non-functional spacecraft used to test configuration and procedures.

Verb

1. 1
   To store standard text so that it can easily be retrieved for reuse.