Framework

Framework

A "framework" is a basic conceptual structure used to solve or address complex issues. This very broad definition has allowed the term to be used as a buzzword, especially in a software context.

Conceptual framework

A conceptual framework is used in research to outline possible courses of action or to present a preferred and reliable approach to an idea or thought.

oftware framework

A software framework is a re-usable design for a software system (or subsystem). A software framework may include support programs, code libraries, a scripting language, or other software to help develop and "glue together" the different components of a software project. Various parts of the framework may be exposed through an API..

Office suite

Framework, launched in 1984, was the first office suite to run on the original IBM PC under the MS-DOS operating system.

Buzzword

The word framework is used as a buzzword, in a variety of contexts. For example, the Java collections framework is not a software framework, but a library.


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  • Framework — Framework  термин, имеющий размытое значение. Обычно используется в программировании, обозначая «простую концептуальную структуру, используемую для решения сложной, проблемной задачи». Значение этого термина существенно зависит от контекста его… …   Википедия

  • framework — UK US /ˈfreɪmwɜːk/ noun [C] ► a system of rules, ideas, or beliefs that is used to plan or decide something: a framework for sth »The future trade agenda can provide an important framework for restoring sustainable growth. within the framework of …   Financial and business terms

  • framework — Sir Ernest Gowers (1965) was greatly offended by what he saw as the overuse of the expression within (or in) the framework of, meaning broadly ‘in the context of’. Presumably he grew tired of reading it in successions of official Civil Service… …   Modern English usage

  • Framework — Frame work , n. 1. The work of framing, or the completed work; the frame or constructional part of anything; as, the framework of society. [1913 Webster] A staunch and solid piece of framework. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. Work done in, or by means… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Framework —   [dt. »Gerüst«], in den 1980er Jahren ein Office Paket von Ashton Tate. Nach der Übernahme durch Borland (1991) wurde die Entwicklung eingestellt. Der Name bezog sich auf die Bezeichnung »Frame« für Fenster, da Framework eines der ersten… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • framework — index building (structure), configuration (confines), configuration (form), construction, content ( …   Law dictionary

  • framework — 1640s, from FRAME (Cf. frame) + WORK (Cf. work) (n.). Figurative sense is from 1816 …   Etymology dictionary

  • framework — *structure, skeleton, anatomy …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • framework — [n] foundation, core bare bones*, cage, fabric, frame, frame of reference*, groundwork, plan, schema, scheme, shell, skeleton, structure; concepts 439,479,733 …   New thesaurus

  • framework — ► NOUN ▪ a supporting or underlying structure …   English terms dictionary

  • framework — [frām′wʉrk΄] n. 1. a structure, usually rigid, serving to hold the parts of something together or to support something constructed or stretched over or around it 2. the basic structure, arrangement, or system 3. FRAME OF REFERENCE (sense 2) …   English World dictionary

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