1. standardized text or language that is used repeatedly in documents or contracts
Usage: legal; business
2. formulaic or unoriginal writing or speech

1. being standardized, formulaic, or lacking originality

Examples

• The contract contained several pages of legal boilerplate.
• Most software licenses include boilerplate language about warranties.
• The politician’s speech was full of boilerplate phrases about change.
• She skipped the boilerplate introduction and got straight to the point.
• The company uses boilerplate responses for customer complaints.
• His writing style was criticized as boilerplate and uninspiring.
• The boilerplate terms and conditions were identical across all products.