framework

[freym-wurk] /ˈfreɪmˌwɜrk/
noun
1.
a skeletal structure designed to support or enclose something.
2.
a frame or structure composed of parts fitted and joined together.
3.
the construction or sale of frames.
4.
work done in, on, or with a frame.
Origin
1635-45; frame + work
Related forms
underframework, noun
Examples from the web for framework
  • Provides supervision with a broad framework of standard policies and procedures.
  • More important question would be does your moral framework come from you or an absolute truth.
  • Most evergreen shrubs and some deciduous ones form a permanent framework of branches.
  • We've got the scientific structure and framework incorrect.
  • Second, it establishes a transparent framework for evaluating countries' performance against their commitments.
  • But successive governments have failed to provide a legal framework that would encourage large-scale investment.
  • There the cells create the framework for the electro-sensory system.
  • Cancellous bone provides the framework on which bone marrow cells grow and also makes essential minerals available to the body.
  • In retrospect, the framework for the living exhibitions was an oversimplified evolutionary one.
  • Boulders encrusted with green-and-silver lichens form the framework of the garden.
British Dictionary definitions for framework

framework

/ˈfreɪmˌwɜːk/
noun
1.
a structural plan or basis of a project
2.
a structure or frame supporting or containing something
3.
frames collectively
4.
work such as embroidery or weaving done in or on a frame
Word Origin and History for framework
n.

1640s, from frame (n.) + work (n.). Figurative sense is from 1816.

framework in Technology


In object-oriented systems, a set of classes that embodies an abstract design for solutions to a number of related problems.
(1995-01-30)