tem‧plate /ˈtempleɪt, -plət/ noun [countable]
[Date: 1600-1700; Language: French; Origin: templet, from temple 'instrument in a loom for keeping the cloth stretched', probably from Latin templum; ⇒ temple]

1. a thin sheet of plastic or metal in a special shape or pattern, used to help cut other materials in a similar shape

2. technical a computer document containing some basic information that you use as a model for writing other documents, such as business letters, envelopes etc

3. written something that is used as a model for another thing
template for
Her childhood became a template for how she brought up her own children.

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