framework
n.
frame; support, skeleton; structure; system
Framework
framework
Noun
1. a simplified description of a complex entity or process; "the computer program was based on a model of the circulatory and respiratory systems"
(synonym) model, theoretical account
(hypernym) hypothesis, possibility, theory
(hyponym) simulation, computer simulation
2. the underlying structure; "restoring the framework of the bombed building"; "it is part of the fabric of society"
(synonym) fabric
(hypernym) structure
3. a structure supporting or containing something
(synonym) frame, framing
(hypernym) supporting structure
(hyponym) airframe
(part-meronym) backing, mount
Framework
(n.)
Work done in, or by means of, a frame or loom.
(n.)
The work of framing, or the completed work; the frame or constructional part of anything; as, the framework of society.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
About
framework
In
object-oriented systems, a set of
classes that embodies an abstract design for solutions to a number of related problems.
(1995-01-30)
(c) Copyright 1993 by Denis Howe