Definition of "template" []

• A pattern or gauge, such as a thin metal plate with a cut pattern, used as a guide in making something accurately, as in woodworking or the carving of architectural profiles. (noun)
• Computer Science A document or file having a preset format, used as a starting point for a particular application so that the format does not have to be recreated each time it is used: a loan amortization template for a spreadsheet program. (noun)
• Computer Science An overlay that fits over all or part of a keyboard and has labels describing the functions of each key within a particular application. (noun)
• A horizontal piece of stone or timber used to distribute weight or pressure, as over a door frame. (noun)
• Biochemistry A molecule of a nucleic acid, such as DNA, that serves as a pattern for the synthesis of a macromolecule, as of RNA. (noun)

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• "* Function for assigning a template var if the zebra module got included function _module_zebra ($mode, & $module_row) global $template;"
• "So, the variable $template is an object of the template class, which contains quite a few methods to help you compile the template."
• "Replace $this with $template, as _refroot info is in the template object."