What is Template (disambiguation)?
{{selfref|For information about how to use templates in Wikipedia, see [[:Help:Template]]. For information on the kinds of templates used in Wikipedia, see [[:Wikipedia:Template messages]]}} {{Wiktionary|template}} '''Template''' may mean: * [[Template]], a stencil, pattern or overlay used in graphic arts (drawing, painting, etc.) and sewing to replicate letters, shapes or designs * a pre-developed [[page layout]] in electronic or paper media used to make new pages with a similar design, pattern, or style * in a [[press release]], a predefined letter which retains its primary intent when individually customised with variable data or text == Computer science and information technology == * [[Template (file format)]], a standardized non-executable file type used by computer software as a pre-formatted example on which to base other files, especially documents * [[Template (C++)]], a tool for generic programming especially in the C++ language * [[Template metaprogramming]], a programming technique used by a compiler to generate temporary source code * [[Template method]], an object-oriented design pattern * [[Template processor]], a system that combines a template with data to produce an output. * [[Template (word processing)]], a standard document containing layout and styles used to configure word processing software * [[Style sheet (web development)]] or ''master page'' on which you can globally edit and format graphic elements and text common to each page of a document * [[Web template]] or web template system, a master page used to produce web pages * A main document from which [[mail merge]] documents are created == Manufacturing == * ''Mechanical template'', used to cut and shape a product, such as: ** a [[die]] (manufacturing) ** a [[mold]] == Molecular genetics == * a strand of [[DNA]] which sets the genetic sequence of new strands * a strand of [[RNA]] which translates genes into proteins == Other uses == * [[Template (racing)]], a device used in car racing to ensure that the body of the race vehicle