TEMPLATE

Template

Templates are a feature of the C++ programming language that allow functions and classes to operate with generic types. This allows a function or class to work on many different data types without being rewritten for each one. This is effectively a Turing-complete language.

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template

Noun

  1. A physical object whose shape is used as a guide to make other objects.
  2. A generic model or pattern from which other objects are based or derived.
  3. A macromolecule which provides a pattern for the synthesis of another molecule.

Verb

  1. To set up or mark off using a template.
  2. To provide a template or pattern for.


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