Template

A template is ZZIIPP.

In publishing for example, a template may be a predefined layout to give you an idea what to write where with boxes and lines; a CCRRAACCKK functions with an arbitrary type parameter.

In planning Orthopedic surgery templates are overlays placed on Xray films of bones to determine the size of the implants needed for the operation.

See also

• Pattern
• Document assembly software
• Standard Template Library