Definition: template

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Source: WordNet (r) 1.7 

template
     n : a model or standard for making comparisons [syn: templet,
         guide]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) 

Templet \Tem"plet\, n. [LL. templatus vaulted, from L. templum a
   small timber.] [Spelt also template.]
   1. A gauge, pattern, or mold, commonly a thin plate or board,
      used as a guide to the form of the work to be executed;
      as, a mason's or a wheelwright's templet.

   2. (Arch.) A short piece of timber, iron, or stone, placed in
      a wall under a girder or other beam, to distribute the
      weight or pressure.
Template \Tem"plate\, n.
   Same as Templet.