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Framework : (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" [syn: model, theoretical
account]
2: the underlying structure; "restoring the framework of the
bombed building"; "it is part of the fabric of society"
[syn: fabric]
3: a structure supporting or containing something [syn: frame,
framing]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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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.
A staunch and solid piece of framework. --Milton.
2. Work done in, or by means of, a frame or loom.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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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)
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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