copybook

== English == === Etymology === From copy +‎ book. === Pronunciation === === Noun === copybook (plural copybooks) A student's exercise book containing samples of good handwriting to be copied. (Quebec, UK) A notebook containing blank, often lined, pages for writing answers. (programming, COBOL) A series of instructions or data definitions copied into multiple programs from a shared library; boilerplate. ==== Derived terms ==== blot one's copybook ==== Translations ====