Thursday, August 20, 2009

what is a template

A template may mean:

  • a stencil, pattern or overlay used in graphic arts (drawing, painting, etc) and sewing to replicate letters, shapes or designs
  • a pre-developed page layout in electronic or paper media used to make new pages with a similar design, pattern, or style
  • Form letter, a standard letter in electronic or paper media used many times with details for individual recipients added

In computater Science and Information Technology a template means:


In Manufacturing:
Mechanical template, used to cut and shape a product, such as:
In Molecular Genetics:

  • a strand of DNA which sets the genetic sequence of new strands
  • a strand of RNA which translates genes into proteins

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