Noun: framework 'freym,wurk
- A structure supporting or containing something
"The steel framework of the skyscraper was visible during construction";
- frame
- The underlying structure
"providing a factual framework for future research";
- fabric
- A hypothetical description of a complex entity or process
"the computer program was based on a framework of the circulatory and respiratory systems";
- model, theoretical account
Derived forms: frameworks
Type of: build, hypothesis, possibility, structure, supporting structure, theory
Encyclopedia: Framework