Re: Template into which the synopsis should fit

[Ben Finney <ben+debian@benfinney.id.au>]

Justin B Rye <jbr@edlug.org.uk> writes:

> Ben Finney wrote:
> > Justin B Rye <jbr@edlug.org.uk> writes:
> >>  the package $PACKAGE provides (a/the) $SYNOPSIS
> > We need a name for this putative template. The synopsis should, we
> > assert, fit into this template, but what do we *call* that template
> > for ease of discussing it with others?
> 
> Well, there are quite a few other names for phrasal templates -

Yes, it's a phrasal template. What do we call *this* phrasal template?

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