template

A physical object whose shape is used as a guide to make other objects.

A generic model or pattern from which other objects are based or derived.

Gaelic also benefits from having a readily available template for Celtic minority language revitalisation, derived from Welsh and Irish.

A file or document serving as a basis for others.

A macromolecule which provides a pattern for the synthesis of another molecule.

Classically, the functional product of coding genes is a protein whose synthesis is directed by an mRNA-template.

A partially defined class or function, that can be instantiated in a variety of ways depending on the instantiation arguments.

To set up or mark off using a template.

Only that part of the floor timber that bears on the planking and keel need be templated; […]

To provide a template or pattern for.

Metal phosphates that are templated by transition-metal complexes are rare.

To synthesize by means of a template.