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In information technology, a boilerplate is a unit of writing that can be reused over and over without change. By extension, the idea is sometimes applied to reusable programming as in boilerplate code. The term derives from steel manufacturing, where boilerplate is steel rolled into large plates for use in steam boilers.
Definition of SOLEPLATE. 1. : the lower plate of a studded partition on which the bases of the studs butt.2.: the undersurface of an iron. ADVERTISEMENT.efinition of SOLEPLATE. 1. : the lower plate of a studded partition on which the bases of the studs butt. 2. : the undersurface of an iron. ADVERTISEMENT.