šablona

1. Croat. (for drawing, cutting) template; stencil; pattern
   Slova na zidu su nacrtana pomoću šablone. — The letters on the wall were painted with a stencil.
   Iseci haljinu po ovoj šabloni. — Cut out the dress using this pattern.
2. Croat. derog. (of thinking, work) routine formula; cliché; stereotype
   Ne volim kad se radi po šabloni. — I don't like it when people work by rote.

In Serbia: šablon (masculine); the standard Serbian phrasing is raditi po šablonu, while the feminine šablona and po šabloni are typical of Croatian usage.