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Template may mean:

• a stencil, pattern or overlay used in graphic arts (drawing, painting, etc.) and sewing to replicate letters, shapes or designs
• a pre-developed page layout in electronic or paper media used to make new pages with a similar design, pattern, or style
• Form letter, a predefined letter which retains its primary intent when individually customised with variable data or text.

Computer science and information technology[link]

• Template (file format), a standardized non-executable file type used by computer software as a pre-formatted example on which to base other files, especially documents
• Template (C++), a tool for generic programming especially in the C++ language
• Template metaprogramming, a programming technique used by a compiler to generate temporary source code
• Template method, an object-oriented design pattern
• Template processor, a system that combines a template with data to produce an output.
• Template (word processing), a standard document containing layout and styles used to configure word processing software
• Style sheet (web development) or master page on which you can globally edit and format graphic elements and text common to each page of a document
• Web template or web template system, a master page used to produce web pages
• A main document from which mail merge documents are created

Manufacturing[link]

• Mechanical template, used to cut and shape a product, such as:
  • a die (manufacturing)
  • a mold

Molecular genetics[link]

• a strand of DNA which sets the genetic sequence of new strands
• a strand of RNA which translates genes into proteins

Miscellaneous[link]

• Template (racing), a device used in car racing to ensure that the body of the race vehicle adheres to specifications

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Surfing is viewed by many as a fun experience.

Fun is the enjoyment of pleasure and, according to Johan Huizinga, "an absolutely primary category of life, familiar to everybody at a glance right down to the animal level."^[1] Fun may be encountered in many human activities during work, social functions, recreation and play, and even seemingly mundane activities of daily living. Fun may often have little to no logical basis, and opinions on whether or not an activity is fun may differ. The distinction between enjoyment and fun is difficult to articulate but real,^[2] fun being a more spontaneous, playful, or active event. The perception of time is shortened when one is "having fun".^[3]

Etymology[link]

The original meaning of "fun" relates to a hoax or practical joke,^[4] a meaning still retained in the phrase "to poke fun at".

See also[link]

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• Joy
• Entertainment
• Epicurus
• Happiness
• Hedonism
• Play (activity)
• Pleasure

References[link]

1. ^ Bruce C. Daniels. Puritans at Play. Leisure and Recreation in Colonial New England.. St. Martin's Press, New York, 1995. p. xiii. ISBN 0-312-12500-3. 
2. ^ Alan Dix. "Fun Systematically". http://www.comp.lancs.ac.uk/~dixa/papers/ECCE-fun-2004/ecce-alan-fun-panel.pdf. Retrieved November 1, 2010. 
3. ^ Sackett, A.; Meyvis, T.; Nelson, L.; Converse, B.; Sackett, A. (2010). "You're having fun when time flies: the hedonic consequences of subjective time progression". Psychological science : a journal of the American Psychological Society / APS 21 (1): 111–117. DOI:10.1177/0956797609354832. PMID 20424031.  edit
4. ^ Online Etymology Dictionary