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framework

  • /ˈfɹeɪm.wɜːk/ UK
  • /ˈfɹeɪm.wɝk/ Canada, US
  • /ˈfɹæɪm.wɜːk/ Australia

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From frame + work.

noun frameworks

  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.

    Similar: ossature

  3. figuratively The larger branches of a tree that determine its shape.
  4. figuratively A basic conceptual structure. 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.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: fabric, framing, frame, model, theoretical account, architecture, landmark, doorframe, jamb, box, capstone, bundle, machinery, mechanism, cadre, scale

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noun the identification and categorisation of processes or steps that constitute a complex task or mindset

Portuguêsenquadramento, regime
Italianoinquadramento
Русскийпарадигма paradigma

noun a support structure comprising joined parts and intervening open spaces

Portuguêsesqueleto, estrutura, armação
Italianostruttura portante

noun the arrangement of support beams that represent a buildings general shape and size

Españolentramado, armazón, carapacho
日本語骨組み honegumi
中文骨架 gǔjià, 框架 kuàngjià
Portuguêsvigamento, travejamento
DeutschRahmen, Gerüst, Fachwerk
Italianostruttura, impalcatura, intelaiatura, struttura portante
Ελληνικάπλαίσιο plaísio
Românăramă, structură, schelet, cadru
Русскийо́стов óstov, ко́рпус kórpus, карка́с karkás, ра́ма ráma

noun a basic conceptual structure

Españolentramado, marco, armazón, estructura conceptual
日本語構造 kōzō, フレームワーク furēmuwāku, 骨組み honegumi
中文結構 /结构 jiégòu, 架構 /架构 jiàgòu, 框架 kuàngjià, kuāngjià
Portuguêsinfraestrutura, arcabouço
Françaisstructure
DeutschBezugssystem, Gefüge, Programmiergerüst, Rahmenkonzept, Rahmenwerk
Italianoinfrastruttura, struttura portante
Ελληνικάπλαίσιο plaísio, σκελετός skeletós
Русскийинфраструкту́ра infrastruktúra, систе́ма взгля́дов sistéma vzgljádov, то́чка отсчёта tóčka otsčóta, ра́мки rámki, усло́вия uslóvija, парадигма paradigma

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@misc{framework_2026,
  title = {framework},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/framework},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}