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subframe en · NOUN

Etymology

From sub- + frame.

Meanings

1. A subsidiary frame (chunk of data).
   • Four status bits accompany each subframe. 2001, John Watkinson, An introduction to digital video:
2. A structural component of a vehicle, such as an automobile or aircraft, that uses a discrete, separate structure within a larger body-on-frame or unit body to carry certain components, such as the engine, drivetrain, or suspension.
   • In the rebuilding no alterations have been made to the queen-post underframes except to add the subframe carrying the engine-transmission group. 1958 May 14, “Diesel Railcars for Ireland”, in Railway Magazine, page 354:
3. (Internet) One of the HTML frames that make up a frameset.
   • Specify the dimensions of your main frame and subframes and this online utility will create them for you. 1998, Steven E Callihan, Create your first Web Page in a weekend:

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