1. A pattern that specifies a structure—i.e. a relationship between parts of a compound data object—from which instances may be made. The term is a convenient means of differentiating the structure specification from the declaration of individual instances of the structure.
2.Seepolymorphism.
Internet
A skeletal Web page which contains entities such as a navigation bar which are to appear in every page found at a Web site. New pages are then created from this Web page. Many modern HTML editors have facilities for defining templates and reusing them time and time again.
Biology
Any molecule that acts as a pattern for the synthesis of a new molecule. For example, the two nucleotide chains of a DNA molecule can separate and each acts as a template for the synthesis of the complementary chain (seeDNA replication).