Framework

Framework may refer to:

• Software framework, a reusable set of libraries or classes for a software system (or subsystem).
  • Application framework, a software framework used to implement the standard structure of an application for a specific operating system.
  • Web application framework, a software framework for development of dynamic websites, web applications, and web services
• Framework (office suite), a DOS office application suite launched in 1984 to run on the original IBM PC under the MS-DOS operating system.
• Process framework such as ITIL or Enhanced Telecom Operations Map
• Conceptual framework, a set of theories widely accepted enough to serve as the guiding principles of research within a particular discipline.
• Legal framework, a form of legal doctrine

See also

• Frame story or framing device in literature
• Scaffolding, a structure used as a guide to build something
• Chassis, a vehicle's framework
• Framework interpretation (Genesis), an interpretation of Genesis chapter 1 which holds that the seven-day creation account is an ancient text which outlines a religious doctrine of creation.