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[freym-wurk]

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noun

a skeletal structure designed to support or enclose something.

a frame or structure composed of parts fitted and joined together.

the construction or sale of frames.

work done in, on, or with a frame.

Origin:
1635–45; frame + work

Related forms

un·der·frame·work, noun

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Researchers have yet to identify the exact type of metal-organic framework that will work best in capturing carbon.

Provides supervision with a broad framework of standard policies and procedures.

Regulators would be given the legal authority to dictate the terms of a recapitalisation, subject to an agreed framework.

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Researchers have yet to identify the exact type of metal-organic framework that will work best in capturing carbon.

Provides supervision with a broad framework of standard policies and procedures.

Regulators would be given the legal authority to dictate the terms of a recapitalisation, subject to an agreed framework.

Europe also is working on a framework for limiting trucking fuel consumption and carbon emissions.

More important question would be does your moral framework come from you or an absolute truth.

Vertosick provides a new framework for understanding the intelligence of all life, from bacteria to cancer cells to brains.

Most evergreen shrubs and some deciduous ones form a permanent framework of branches.

We've got the scientific structure and framework incorrect.

Second, it establishes a transparent framework for evaluating countries' performance against their commitments.

Bearman drafted a grant proposal that attempted to marry oral-history techniques to a social-science-research framework.

But successive governments have failed to provide a legal framework that would encourage large-scale investment.

There the cells create the framework for the electro-sensory system.

Cancellous bone provides the framework on which bone marrow cells grow and also makes essential minerals available to the body.

In retrospect, the framework for the living exhibitions was an oversimplified evolutionary one.

Boulders encrusted with green-and-silver lichens form the framework of the garden.

It seems, though, that this hub framework will be the way any other apps will fit into the ecosystem.

Pillay has rejected arguments that such family violence is outside the conceptual framework of international human rights.

Some of this activity will need to be set in a broader framework at some point.

Artisans solder a metal framework into which they pour vibrant powdered enamel.

Understanding them provides a framework for dealing with, rather than becoming paralyzed by, the problems of the world.

The project was done to produce an organic and spontaneous result within a certain framework.

These tiles rest on the same kind of framework a wooden deck does.

Zeppelin airframes were made of a lightweight alloy with a fabric skin stretched over the framework.

Changes in the regulatory framework to prevent a repeat of the crisis will become an important issue later.

The ship's outer shell was built first, and the inner framework was added later.

And every artist must resolve the tension between the mind's eye and the material framework of color.

The mixture is allowed to age for weeks or months, and then is applied to a metal framework.

For sturdier branches, cut central leader back hard at planting time and shorten branches to well-balanced framework.

Design and develop software and framework for large-scale cloud-based services.

The aim is to build a framework for sustainable development-eliminating poverty while protecting the environment.

The country has lacked a legal framework for two decades.

Climate change is a long-term problem full of uncertainties, so the framework is a bit unsuited for the task.

Listen as museum facilitators explain the framework of the exhibit and answer visitors' questions.

They're the perfect framework for drop earrings, he says.

Until now, no objective framework for determination has been developed or applied.

For a start, he wants to overhaul the framework within which standards are set.

Towards the bottom of the photo is the framework of the window.

Information is meaningless without a theoretical framework.

The shoes feature removable, multi-density framework for all-day comfort and support.

His framework and terminology remain standard to this date.

The structure was likely made of wattle and daub-a framework of wooden sticks covered with mud or clay.

It's humans against humans within the framework that humans are defined.

It would be even better if there were a federal framework to guide.

Colleges' responsibilities should be made explicit by establishing a framework or guidelines for managing their education agents.

Doctors are also concerned about the legal framework of consortia and the possibility of financial failures.

The project applies its ethical framework and scientific protocol principles consistently across the regions.

Practices for sustainable fire management are laid out in the framework.

We're placing an open call to the web programming community to create a new social networking framework based on open standards.

State mediators devised the framework for a settlement after all.

UK lays out first framework to govern ethically sensitive research field.

While trees are the focal points that give the garden its general character, shrubs typically form the framework that ties the.

Nimbul also offers a publisher framework and command-line tools.

One of the first tasks of the single unified body would be to produce a coherent regulatory framework for the industry.

We are using this framework to encourage more effective communications and discussion on marine conservation across the world.

Press a conspiracy button to complete the framework below and generate an airtight, logic-proof plot.

He was found hanging by a rope which formed the lacing of the cover over the iron framework of his cot.

Broh presented a different framework he has developed for describing.

Operations management provides a framework and approach to discuss them.

But subtle maneuverings for territory and economic stakes predate any cooperative framework.

But it is also possible to see a framework for the ambitious but deliverable agreement required.

In a new culture, employees need to set up a framework for how they will get things done, whether in their work or family lives.

Traditionally, pressure-treated lumber often has been used in the supporting framework for decking.

At the time, few asked if there was a legal framework for resolving potential disputes.

Many are excellent teachers and do amazing things within the framework they have to work with.

The biggest challenge is to guard the guardians by creating a sturdy legal framework for the anti-corruption campaign.

It's always useful to have some sort of established framework to describe results in a new system.

While such a framework is always more stylized than reality, a useful theory provides predictions that can be tested empirically.

There does not seem to be anything new and groundbreaking behind this framework.

Before cellular, a framework of different channels protected nearby stations from interference.

Furring a wall or ceiling that is attached to a wooden framework differs from furring a masonry surface.

Offered no coherent or articulate ethical framework beyond the encouragement to fit in and enjoy their.

It's tremendous country out here–glorious and empty and beyond the framework of civilization.

But they will be valuable within the economic framework of energy efficiency.

Install a meandering stream bordered by boulders to create a framework for integrating.

Fletcher created the framework for affirmative action.

The conference brochure established a framework for the meeting:.

Logic and critical thought provide the framework for philosophical discussion.

Medicine and biology provided the ideological framework for theories of racial supremacy.

It's impossible to put it in that kind of framework.

The story framework built for them by the scenarists is a rickety affair not adapted to sustain comedy.

The worker was laying down the framework upon which large blocks of ice will be pieced together to form huge cities of ice.

It would make them mutually supportive within a broader framework that will make nature-based tourism a bright prospect.

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framework (ˈfreɪmˌwɜːk)

—n
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

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Word Origin & History

framework

1640s, from frame + work (n.). Figurative sense is from 1816.

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Computing Dictionary

framework definition

In object-oriented systems, a set of classes that embodies an abstract design for solutions to a number of related problems.
(1995-01-30)

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