What is a template?
Q: What is a template?
A: A template is a tool that shows the shape of something or it is a tool to help make something. It can separate the form of something from the things inside it.
Q: How are templates used in drawing?
A: In drawing, a template can be a wood, plastic or metal tool that is used to help make marks with a pen or pencil. Lines can be drawn on paper, or on metal or wood to make the same shape many times.
Q: How are templates used in publishing?
A: In publishing for example, a template is a layout made by someone else to give an idea what to write in different parts of a book or story. A simple publishing template can have spaces for the words, for pictures, for the story title (name), and for the name of the publication.
Q: Who uses templates?
A: Humans or machines can use templates. Some computer programs that work with the Internet use a template to separate the way the program works from the way it shows the words and pictures. It can be a way to copy words and pictures.
Q: What purpose do templates serve in computer programming?
A: In computer programming, templates save time because the programmer does not need to write the same words over and over.
Q: How are templates used by doctors? A: When doctors plan to give a person a new bone joint made of metal or plastic, they can use a template in the shape of
