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Template

Meaning in office & administration, with examples

/ˈtempleɪt/nounCore term

In office & administration, template means: A ready-made file with a fixed layout and standard text, used as a starting point so that similar documents look the same and take less time.

In Turkish: şablon, hazır form

How it is used

Offices have templates for letters, memos, minutes, invoices, presentations and emails. You use, create, update or save something as a template. A company template usually includes the logo, fonts and contact details.

Example sentences

  1. Please use the minutes template on the shared drive so all our minutes look the same.

  2. I've made an email template for confirming visitor appointments.

Common collocations

  • use a template
  • letter template
  • save as a template
  • email template
  • company template
  • documentA piece of written, printed or electronic material that gives information or official proof of something, such as a contract, report or certificate.
  • shared driveA storage space on a company network or in the cloud where colleagues save, open and edit the same files.
  • letterheadThe printed heading at the top of official paper showing a company's name, logo, address and contact details; also paper printed with this heading.
  • mail mergeA word-processing feature that creates many personalised letters, emails or labels by combining one template with a list of names and addresses.

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