template
(noun)
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A template is a pattern used as a guide to make something similar.
- Oscar used a template to design his new website.
- When you write your CV, use a template to makes it easy to read.
Anything used as a pattern or model is a template.
- Use my carrot soup recipe as a template for creating other vegetable soups.
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If you need to create a form or document but don’t know where to begin, look online for a template. For example, if you need to create an expense report, search for “expense report template.”
In pop culture
Watch this video to see how a carpenter uses templates to duplicate parts in woodworking. If you watch the entire video, you will see how to use templates to build an Adirondack chair.
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