stereotype

Definitions

• A conventional, formulaic, and often oversimplified or exaggerated conception, opinion, or image of (a person).
• (psychology) A person who is regarded as embodying or conforming to a set image or type.
• (printing) A metal printing plate cast from a matrix moulded from a raised printing surface.
• (computing) An extensibility mechanism of the Unified Modeling Language, allowing a new element to be derived from an existing one with added specializations.