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== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[Bespoke]]
* [[Contract]]
* [[Contract]]
* [[Documentation]]
* [[Documentation]]

Revision as of 11:44, 7 December 2021

1. Documentation - contract - law.

Standard wording that can be incorporated into a draft contract or other document, designed to reduce the expense and delay of extensive negotiations and of errors.


2. Documentation - contract - law.

Entire standard-worded draft documents produced for similar reasons.


3. Information technology.

Abbreviation for boilerplate code.

A section of code that is repeated without modification - or with only minimal modifications - in different places.


4. Financial reporting - investor relations.

In the context of reporting and communication, "boilerplate" has negative connotations.

Boilerplate comments are standard-worded ones that fail to offer useful insights about the different situations being described.


Too much boilerplate reporting
"Unfortunately, as last year, we continue to see the use of boilerplate or declaratory statements.
These statements are seldom substantiated by actions or examples, and therefore do not offer insight into company governance...
The vast majority of reporting on outcomes of community engagement remained generic and boilerplate."
Review of Corporate Governance Reporting - Financial Reporting Council - November 2021, p3 & p30.


See also