FRAMEWORK

framework, frame

(noun) a structure supporting or containing something

framework, fabric

(noun) the underlying structure; “providing a factual framework for future research”; “it is part of the fabric of society”

model, theoretical account, framework

(noun) a hypothetical description of a complex entity or process; “the computer program was based on a model of the circulatory and respiratory systems”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

framework (plural frameworks)

(literally) A support structure comprising joined parts or conglomerated particles and intervening open spaces of similar or larger size.

(literally) The arrangement of support beams that represent a building's general shape and size.

(figuratively) The larger branches of a tree that determine its shape.

(figuratively) A basic conceptual structure.

(software engineering) A reusable piece of code (and, sometimes, other utilities) providing a standard environment within which an application can be implemented.

Hyponyms: architectural framework, entity framework, software framework

(literally) The identification and categorisation of processes or steps that constitute a complex task or mindset in order to render explicit the tacit and implicit.

Source: Wiktionary

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Frame"work`, n.

1. The work of framing, or the completed work; the frame or constructional part of anything; as, the framework of society. A staunch and solid piece of framework. Milton.

2. Work done in, or by means of, a frame or loom.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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