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A pre-made format, layout, or pattern that serves as the basis for documents, websites, emails, or other digital content, so that the design does not have to be created from scratch every time.
Für meinen Lebenslauf habe ich ein professionelles Template aus dem Internet heruntergeladen.
For my résumé, I downloaded a professional template from the internet.
'Template' is an English loanword (Anglicism). It is used mainly in the digital world, in design, and in office settings, so in a rather modern, technical context.
Unsere Marketingabteilung nutzt für alle Präsentationen das gleiche Template.
Our marketing department uses the same template for all presentations.
Although it is a foreign word, 'Template' is used like a normal neuter noun in German. It needs an article and is declined according to case.
Der Chef war mit dem neuen Template für die Rechnungen nicht zufrieden.
The boss was not satisfied with the new template for the invoices.
Common verbs used with 'Template' are 'verwenden' (to use), 'benutzen' (to use), 'erstellen' (to create), 'anpassen' (to adapt/customize), and 'herunterladen' (to download). The preposition 'für' (for) is often used to describe what the template is intended for.
Ich muss noch ein Template für den Newsletter erstellen.
I still need to create a template for the newsletter.
draft / design
'der Entwurf' and 'das Template' can both serve as a basis for a text, a website, or a digital document. However, 'der Entwurf' is a preliminary version that you still check and improve. 'das Template' is a ready-made template with a fixed structure that you can use again and again. The words can be confused because neither one is the final individual result yet. If you are newly phrasing or planning something, 'Entwurf' fits. If you are using a pre-made pattern, 'Template' fits.
Für den Newsletter benutzt Mehmet heute ein neues Template mit blauem Kopfbereich.
For the newsletter, Mehmet is using a new template today with a blue header area.
Zur Vorbereitung schreibt Amira einen Entwurf für die E-Mail an ihre Kunden.
To prepare, Amira writes a draft of the email to her customers.