framework

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   the underlying structure

   providing a factual framework for future research

2. 2
   noun

   A basic conceptual structure.

   These ‘three principles of connexion’ compose the framework of principles in Hume's account of the association of ideas.

3. 3
   noun

   a structure supporting or containing something

4. 4
   noun

   a hypothetical description of a complex entity or process

5. 5
   noun

   A support structure comprising joined parts or conglomerated particles and intervening open spaces of similar or larger size.

6. 6
   noun

   The arrangement of support beams that represent a building's general shape and size.

7. 7
   noun

   The larger branches of a tree that determine its shape.

8. 8
   noun

   A reusable piece of code (and, sometimes, other utilities) providing a standard environment within which an application can be implemented.

Etymology

From frame + work.