# Template
A template determines the structure, layout, and configuration for various types of notes in the PKM system.
> [!info]- Canonical definition
> This term is maintained in the [[vocab|PKM Vocabulary]] SKOS source, not here.
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## Scope
- Includes templates created with the Obsidian Templater plugin, with optional inline Templater expressions (`<% ... %>`) and JavaScript code.
- Also includes PKM Python template system using Jinja2 templates with Mustache syntax (`{{ ... }}`) that are used to generate Obsidian notes from Python (and/or Swift) services, scripts, commands, and agents.
## Broader
- [[Obsidian Notes (Term)|Obsidian Notes]] — partitive (ISO 25964)
- [[Tool (Term)|Tool]] — generic (ISO 25964)
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#vocab/term · created 2026-08-28 · modified 2026-08-29