- a basic structure, plan, or system, as of concepts, values, customs, or rules: The bill, if passed, will provide a legal framework for privacy and data protection.The empire foundered, leaving its people in anarchy and lawlessness, as the framework of their society and culture collapsed around them.
- a skeletal structure designed to support or enclose something.
- a frame or structure composed of parts fitted and joined together.
- the construction of frames.
- work done in, on, or with a frame.
- a structural plan or basis of a project
- a structure or frame supporting or containing something
- frames collectively
- work such as embroidery or weaving done in or on a frame
