framework

Definition of Framework in English :

a hypothetical description of a complex entity or process

Example Sentences:
'the computer program was based on a model of the circulatory and respiratory systems'

2. fabric, framework

the underlying structure

Example Sentences:
'providing a factual framework for future research'
'it is part of the fabric of society'

3. framework

a structure supporting or containing something

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Framework

noun

1.

a structural plan or basis of a project

2.

a structure or frame supporting or containing something

3.

frames collectively

4.

work such as embroidery or weaving done in or on a frame

noun

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)

n.

1. A structure for supporting or enclosing something else, especially a skeletal support used as the basis for something being constructed.

2. An external work platform; a scaffold.

3. A fundamental structure, as for a written work.

4. A set of assumptions, concepts, values, and practices that constitutes a way of viewing reality.