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boilerplate
boilerplate by Researcher135 January 26, 2017
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boilerplate
1. The standardized, non-specific parts of a contract; the fine print that gets tacked on by lawyers to protect themselves and their clients.
2. The unsubscription notice at the bottom of bulk emails from the spam operations that bother to pretend that they comply with the CANSPAM legislation. (first used by Paul Graham in his groundbreaking essays on spam)
Origin: The American Press Association shared its building with a sheet-iron processing plant when it was founded 1892. Chicago printers dubbed the noisy American Press offices a boilerplate factory, and boilerplate became the word used to refer to the third-rate filler that the syndicated news agency turned out.
2. The unsubscription notice at the bottom of bulk emails from the spam operations that bother to pretend that they comply with the CANSPAM legislation. (first used by Paul Graham in his groundbreaking essays on spam)
Origin: The American Press Association shared its building with a sheet-iron processing plant when it was founded 1892. Chicago printers dubbed the noisy American Press offices a boilerplate factory, and boilerplate became the word used to refer to the third-rate filler that the syndicated news agency turned out.
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boilerplate by Mike February 27, 2005
boilerplate
Used synonymously with generic or canned. A "boilerplate" statement is a statement which is the first, most generic statement used in response to a question. Usually extremely fucking obvious to anyone. Can be a redundant suggestion, feedback or response with zero value.
1: "just be yourself! I'm sure you'll do great!"
2: "The world is so big, there's always gonna be someone who shares interests with you!"
3: "i know that's always easier said than done.."
4: "I can't imagine what you're going through.."
My dude, that's such a fucking bullshit ass boilerplate statement.
2: "The world is so big, there's always gonna be someone who shares interests with you!"
3: "i know that's always easier said than done.."
4: "I can't imagine what you're going through.."
My dude, that's such a fucking bullshit ass boilerplate statement.
boilerplate by Xoizin September 13, 2018
boiler up
After a night of drinking at the Upstairs, and a late night run to Taco Bell, Matt P. went home to boiler up.
boiler up by Matt Painter November 20, 2007
boiler up
boiler up by FalconBlue December 20, 2007
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