Dictionary

framework en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈfɹeɪm.wɝk/ (Canada, US)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈfɹæɪm.wɜːk/ (Australia)
• /ˈfɹeɪm.wɜːk/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (Mid-Atlantic, US) audio

Etymology

From frame + work.

Meanings

1. (literally) A support structure comprising joined parts or conglomerated particles and intervening open spaces of similar or larger size.
2. (literally) The arrangement of support beams that represent a building's general shape and size.
3. (figuratively) The larger branches of a tree that determine its shape.
4. (figuratively) A basic conceptual structure.
   • He draws eclectically on studies of baboons, descriptive anthropological accounts of hunter-gatherer societies and, in a few cases, the fossil record. With this biological framework in place, Corning endeavors to show that the capitalist system as currently practiced in the United States and elsewhere is manifestly unfair. 2012 March-April, John T. Jost, “Social Justice: Is It in Our Nature (and Our Future)?”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 2, archived from the original on 13 Feb 2012, page 162:
   • These ‘three principles of connexion’ compose the framework of principles in Hume's account of the association of ideas.
5. A reusable piece of code (and, sometimes, other utilities) providing a standard environment within which an application can be implemented.
6. An established and structured system of rules and principles used for analyzing and describing the structure of a language.

Forms

Deriveds

framework directive · intraframework · framework agreement · framework silicate · regulatory framework · framework knitter · viewpoints framework · framework law · reference framework · multiframework · institutional framework · metaframework · interframework · extraframework · microframework · underframework · metal-organic framework

Synonyms

ossature

Translations (124)

tr çerçeve (a basic conceptual structure) · cs kostra (the arrangement of support beams that represent a buildings general shape and size) · tr yapı iskelesi (the arrangement of support beams that represent a buildings general shape and size) · bg рамка (a basic conceptual structure) · fa آرماتور (the arrangement of support beams that represent a buildings general shape and size) · tr çatık (the arrangement of support beams that represent a buildings general shape and size) · tr yapı karkası (the arrangement of support beams that represent a buildings general shape and size) · sh infrastruktura (a basic conceptual structure) · tr çatkı (the arrangement of support beams that represent a buildings general shape and size) · ru систе́ма взгля́дов (a basic conceptual structure) · nl raamwerk (a basic conceptual structure) · cs aplikační rámec (a basic conceptual structure) · de Bezugssystem (a basic conceptual structure) · de Programmiergerüst (a basic conceptual structure) · it struttura portante (a basic conceptual structure) · nl kader (a basic conceptual structure) · ccc ipakolo (a basic conceptual structure) · bg скелет (the arrangement of support beams that represent a buildings general shape and size) · es carapacho (the arrangement of support beams that represent a buildings general shape and size) · tr iskele (the arrangement of support beams that represent a buildings general shape and size) · eo kadro (a support structure comprising joined parts and intervening open spaces) · es estructura conceptual (a basic conceptual structure) · br frammadur (the arrangement of support beams that represent a buildings general shape and size) · el πλαίσιο (the arrangement of support beams that represent a buildings general shape and size) · pt infraestrutura (a basic conceptual structure) · pt armação (a support structure comprising joined parts and intervening open spaces) · eo kadro (a basic conceptual structure) · mi anga (a basic conceptual structure) · fi kehikko (the arrangement of support beams that represent a buildings general shape and size) · ja 骨組み (a basic conceptual structure) · fi kehikko (a basic conceptual structure) · tr karkas (the arrangement of support beams that represent a buildings general shape and size) · ro schelet (the arrangement of support beams that represent a buildings general shape and size) · ru парадигма (a basic conceptual structure) · mk рамки (a basic conceptual structure) · ca infraestructura (a basic conceptual structure) · cy fframwaith (a basic conceptual structure) · pt travejamento (the arrangement of support beams that represent a buildings general shape and size) · mk оплата (the arrangement of support beams that represent a buildings general shape and size) · da struktur (a basic conceptual structure) · cmn 結構 /结构 (a basic conceptual structure) · es armazón (the arrangement of support beams that represent a buildings general shape and size) · ro structură (the arrangement of support beams that represent a buildings general shape and size) · nn rammeverk (the arrangement of support beams that represent a buildings general shape and size) · de Gerüst (the arrangement of support beams that represent a buildings general shape and size) · de Rahmenwerk (a basic conceptual structure) · pt esqueleto (a support structure comprising joined parts and intervening open spaces) · fi viitekehys (a basic conceptual structure) · el σκελετός (a basic conceptual structure) · nl geraamte (the arrangement of support beams that represent a buildings general shape and size) · sh konstrukcija (the arrangement of support beams that represent a buildings general shape and size) · cmn 框架 (a basic conceptual structure) · pt enquadramento (the identification and categorisation of processes or steps that constitute a complex task or mindset) · sh kostur (the arrangement of support beams that represent a buildings general shape and size) · el πλαίσιο (a basic conceptual structure) · ca entramat (the arrangement of support beams that represent a buildings general shape and size) · es armazón (a basic conceptual structure) · ota بدن (the arrangement of support beams that represent a buildings general shape and size) · ru то́чка отсчёта (a basic conceptual structure) · grc πῆγμα (the arrangement of support beams that represent a buildings general shape and size) · ru инфраструкту́ра (a basic conceptual structure) · ja フレームワーク (a basic conceptual structure) · pt regime (the identification and categorisation of processes or steps that constitute a complex task or mindset) · it impalcatura (the arrangement of support beams that represent a buildings general shape and size) · sh okosnica (a basic conceptual structure) · cmn 骨架 (the arrangement of support beams that represent a buildings general shape and size) · ru ра́ма (the arrangement of support beams that represent a buildings general shape and size) · it struttura portante (a support structure comprising joined parts and intervening open spaces) · nl framework (a basic conceptual structure) · grc πῆγμα (a support structure comprising joined parts and intervening open spaces) · de Rahmenkonzept (a basic conceptual structure) · az çərçivə (the arrangement of support beams that represent a buildings general shape and size) · pt estrutura (a support structure comprising joined parts and intervening open spaces) · ota چاتی (the arrangement of support beams that represent a buildings general shape and size) · ro ramă (the arrangement of support beams that represent a buildings general shape and size) · ru о́стов (the arrangement of support beams that represent a buildings general shape and size) · cmn 框架 (the arrangement of support beams that represent a buildings general shape and size) · az çərçivə (a basic conceptual structure) · hy շրջանակ (a basic conceptual structure) · es entramado (a basic conceptual structure) · cs konstrukce (the arrangement of support beams that represent a buildings general shape and size) · es marco (a basic conceptual structure) · cmn 架構 /架构 (a basic conceptual structure) · id kerangka (a basic conceptual structure) · eo kadraro (a support structure comprising joined parts and intervening open spaces) · ru парадигма (the identification and categorisation of processes or steps that constitute a complex task or mindset) · za gvaenghgaq (a basic conceptual structure) · ru карка́с (the arrangement of support beams that represent a buildings general shape and size) · es entramado (the arrangement of support beams that represent a buildings general shape and size) · ru ра́мки (a basic conceptual structure) · la compāgēs (a support structure comprising joined parts and intervening open spaces) · la compāgēs (a basic conceptual structure) · it infrastruttura (a basic conceptual structure) · ja 構造 (a basic conceptual structure) · cs systém (a basic conceptual structure) · ru ко́рпус (the arrangement of support beams that represent a buildings general shape and size) · grc κάναβος (a support structure comprising joined parts and intervening open spaces) · de Gefüge (a basic conceptual structure) · pl szkielet (the arrangement of support beams that represent a buildings general shape and size) · pt arcabouço (a basic conceptual structure) · pam balangkas (a basic conceptual structure) · de Rahmen (the arrangement of support beams that represent a buildings general shape and size) · ja 骨組み (the arrangement of support beams that represent a buildings general shape and size) · da ramme (a basic conceptual structure) · bg шаси (a support structure comprising joined parts and intervening open spaces) · fr structure (a basic conceptual structure) · sv ramverk (a basic conceptual structure) · it intelaiatura (the arrangement of support beams that represent a buildings general shape and size) · sh okvir (a basic conceptual structure) · cs soustava (a basic conceptual structure) · it struttura (the arrangement of support beams that represent a buildings general shape and size) · nn rammeverk (a basic conceptual structure) · nb rammeverk (the arrangement of support beams that represent a buildings general shape and size) · nb rammeverk (a basic conceptual structure) · ru усло́вия (a basic conceptual structure) · it struttura portante (the arrangement of support beams that represent a buildings general shape and size) · ms rangka kerja (a basic conceptual structure) · lt infratruktūra (a basic conceptual structure) · it inquadramento (the identification and categorisation of processes or steps that constitute a complex task or mindset) · la compactiō (the arrangement of support beams that represent a buildings general shape and size) · da skelet (the arrangement of support beams that represent a buildings general shape and size) · de Fachwerk (the arrangement of support beams that represent a buildings general shape and size) · pt vigamento (the arrangement of support beams that represent a buildings general shape and size) · ro cadru (the arrangement of support beams that represent a buildings general shape and size)