Template
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- For the kinds of templates used in Wikipedia, see Wikipedia:Template messages.
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 create new pages from the same design, pattern, or style
- Form letter, a standard letter in electronic or paper media used many times with details for individual recipients added
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[edit] Computer science and information technology
- Template (programming), a tool for generic programming especially in the C++ language
- Template metaprogramming, a programming technique used by a compiler to generate temporary source code
- Template (software engineering), any processing element that can be combined with a data model and processed by a template engine to produce a result document
- Template (file format), a standardized file type used by computer software as a pre-formatted example on which to base other files, especially documents
- Template (word processing), a standard document containing layout and styles used to configure word processing software
- Style sheet or master page on which you can globally edit and format graphic elements and text common to each page of a document
- Web template, a master page used to produce web pages
- A main document from which mail merge documents are created
[edit] Manufacturing
- Mechanical template, used to cut and shape a product, such as:
[edit] Molecular genetics
- a strand of DNA which sets the genetic sequence of new strands
- a strand of RNA which translates genes into proteins
[edit] Miscellanea
- Template (racing), a device used in car racing to ensure that the body of the race vehicle adheres to specifications