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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (3)

1. a hypothetical description of a complex entity or process;
- Example: "the computer program was based on a model of the circulatory and respiratory systems"
[syn: model, theoretical account, framework]

2. the underlying structure;
- Example: "providing a factual framework for future research"
- Example: "it is part of the fabric of society"
[syn: framework, fabric]

3. a structure supporting or containing something; 



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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.
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            A staunch and solid piece of framework. --Milton.
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   2. Work done in, or by means of, a frame or loom.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

framework
    n 1: a hypothetical description of a complex entity or process;
         "the computer program was based on a model of the
         circulatory and respiratory systems" [syn: model,
         theoretical account, framework]
    2: the underlying structure; "providing a factual framework for
       future research"; "it is part of the fabric of society" [syn:
       framework, fabric]
    3: a structure supporting or containing something


The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (19 January 2023):

framework

   In object-oriented systems, a set of classes that embodies
   an abstract design for solutions to a number of related
   problems.

   (1995-01-30)