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Everything about Boilerplate code

Code that has to be included in many places with little or no alteration

In computer programming, boilerplate code, or simply boilerplate, are sections of code that are repeated in multiple places with little to no variation. When using languages that are considered verbose, the programmer must write a lot of boilerplate code to accomplish only minor functionality. Wikipedia →

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Noun Synonym of boilerplate.

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