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Definition<\/span><\/h2>\n

Templates are pre-formatted samples for documents, containing the most important layout and design elements. They can be filled with graphical and textual content to create a finished document. As a predefined unit, a template forms the basis for the layout of documents, websites, brochures, or newspaper pages. Templates are usually designed in a way that allows users to quickly and easily enrich them with text, graphics, and other multimedia content. In addition to the classic application in text and graphics editing, templates are also used in software and web development, e.g. for building websites. In this case, a template is used as a layout model that the developer only has to fill with the appropriate content.\n<\/p>\n

Where are templates used?<\/span><\/h2>\n

Templates are common in various fields of application, such as text documents, developer environments, or spreadsheets. They are useful whenever a specific type of document is needed regularly, for example in Microsoft Word. You can access a predefined layout and fill it with text and graphics without the need to create this layout from scratch every time. A template does not necessarily affect the entire structure of a document, but can also be used for individual passages and layout elements in order to adapt them specifically.\n<\/p>\n

Another field that uses templates is software programming. Modern programming languages such as Java or C++ use templates to give the compiler that is translating the source code an explicit instruction as to how a method or class is to be generated. This has the advantage that when using a template to create methods and classes, you only need to change the input parameters and do not have to rewrite the entire class or method code.\n<\/p>\n

Use of templates for web design<\/span><\/h2>\n

Similar to text documents, a template can be used in web design to provide web developers with prefabricated and changeable website frameworks with clearly defined layouts:\n<\/p>\n

\"Website\n<\/p>\n

Screenshot with template examples of colorlib.com<\/a>\n<\/p>\n

Because a template allows you to change a website\u2019s layout without modifying its content it is particularly useful for modern content management systems<\/a> and e-commerce platforms, which are the foundation of many websites. Templates are usually written in HTML, PHP, and CSS, depending on the respective platform and are often created as separate modules in order to make them easy to handle for less experienced users. These modules typically include a large number of individual files that define the design and arrangement of the following elements of a website:\n<\/p>\n