malline — meaning in English

English meaning

• stencil noun A sheet with a cut-out pattern used to apply paint or ink in that shape onto a surface.
• template noun A pre-made pattern or shape used as a guide for making other objects.

Senses

malline is used for these senses in English:

• stencil A thin sheet, either perforated or using some other technique, with which a pattern may be produced upon a surface; a utensil that contains a perforated sheet.
• template A physical object whose shape is used as a guide to make other objects.
• template (object-oriented) A partially defined class or function, that can be instantiated in a variety of ways depending on the instantiation arguments.

stencil — full definition

1. noun A sheet with a cut-out pattern used to apply paint or ink in that shape onto a surface.
2. verb To create a design using a stencil.

template — full definition

1. noun A pre-made pattern or shape used as a guide for making other objects.
2. noun A ready-made document or file that provides a starting structure for others to fill in.

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