framework

noun

(software engineering) A reusable piece of code (and, sometimes, other utilities) providing a standard environment within which an application can be implemented.

(figuratively) A basic conceptual structure.

(literally) A support structure comprising joined parts or conglomerated particles and intervening open spaces of similar or larger size.

(literally) The arrangement of support beams that represent a building's general shape and size.

(grammar) An established and structured system of rules and principles used for analyzing and describing the structure of a language.

(figuratively) The larger branches of a tree that determine its shape.

Roots

weorc-work · Old English · work

Synonyms for framework

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Where does framework come from?

The word framework breaks down into one root of Old English origin: the root -work, from Old English weorc (“work”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.