framework
fra·me·work
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”
2.
the underlying structure
- “restoring the framework of the bombed building”
- “it is part of the fabric of society”
3.
a structure supporting or containing something
Origin
From frame + work.
Phrases
- framework agreement
- framework directive
- framework knitter
- framework law
- framework silicate
- institutional framework
- metal-organic framework
- reference framework
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