The word for today is…
template (noun):
1 a: a gauge, pattern, or mold (such as a thin plate or board) used as a guide to the form of a piece being made
b: a molecule (as of DNA) that serves as a pattern for the generation of another macromolecule (such as messenger RNA)
2 : something that establishes or serves as a pattern
3 : a short piece or block placed horizontally in a wall under a beam to distribute its weight or pressure (as over a door)
Source : Merriam -Webster
Etymology : Alteration of earlier templet of uncertain origin. The form templet has been compared with French templet “implement on a loom for stretching cloth during weaving,” a diminutive of temple in the same sense, though there is no apparent explanation for the very dissimilar senses. The relation of sense 3 to sense 1 is unclear.
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