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Template may mean:

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
Form letter, a predefined letter which retains its primary intent when individually customised with variable data or text.

Mechanical template, used to cut and shape a product, such as:
- a die (manufacturing)
- a mold

Template (racing), a device used in car racing to ensure that the body of the race vehicle adheres to specifications

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 *a pre-developed [[page layout]] in electronic or paper media used to make new pages with a similar design, pattern, or style
 *[[Form letter]], 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 (programming)]], 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 pattern|Template method]], an [[Object-oriented programming|object-oriented]] [[design pattern]]
-*[[Template (software engineering)]], any processing element that can be combined with a data model and processed by a template engine to produce a result document
-*[[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]], a master page used to produce web pages
-*A main document from which [[mail merge]] documents are created
 == Manufacturing ==