Origin of Boiler Plate

From: Alan Clement <aclem_at_ibm.net>
Date: 1995/10/11
Message-ID: <307C6437.41CC_at_ibm.net>#1/1

Can anyone tell me, or hazzard a guess as to the origin of the phrase 'Boiler Plate' used to describe static text placed on a Form canvas or a Report layout ? Received on Wed Oct 11 1995 - 00:00:00 CET

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