Framework

A framework is a generic term commonly referring to an essential supporting structure on which other things are built.

Framework may refer to:

Computing

• Application framework, used to implement the structure of an application for an operating system
• Architecture framework
• Content management framework, reusable components of a content management system
• CSS framework
• Enterprise architecture framework
• Framework (office suite), a DOS office application suite in 1984
• Framework Computer, a laptop manufacturer for modular laptops
• Framework-oriented design, uses existing frameworks for application design
• List of rich web application frameworks
• Logical framework
• Multimedia framework, handles media on a computer and through a network
• Software framework, a reusable set of libraries or classes for a software system or subsystem
• Web framework, for development of dynamic websites, web applications, and web services

Education

• Australian Qualifications Framework, the hierarchy of educational qualifications in Australia
• Curriculum framework, a plan, standards or learning outcomes that define content to be learned
• European Qualifications Framework, a hierarchy of educational qualifications in the European Union
• Malaysian Qualifications Framework, the hierarchy of educational qualifications in Malaysia
• National Framework of Qualifications, the hierarchy of educational qualifications in Ireland
• Schools Interoperability Framework, a data sharing specification for academic institutions

Government and law

• Framework agreement
• Framework decision, a legislative act of the European Union
• Legal framework, a form of legal doctrine
• Local development framework, a spatial planning strategy
• Logical framework approach, a management tool used in international development projects
• National Service Framework, policies by the National Health Service of the United Kingdom

Music

• The Framework, Canadian indie-rock band
• Frameworks (band), American post-hardcore band
• Frameworks, 2015 album by Samuel Seo
• "Framework", 2013 song by The Story So Far from What You Don't See

Other uses

• Conceptual framework, a set of theories that serve as the guiding principles of research
• Cultural framework, traditions, value systems, myths, and symbols that are common in a society
• Framework (building), a proposed building in Portland, Oregon
• Framework interpretation (Genesis), an interpretation of the first chapter of Genesis
• Framework region, a region in the variable domain of a protein
• Media engagement framework, a construct to understand social media marketing-based audiences

See also

• Frame (disambiguation)
• Framing (disambiguation)
• Framework convention (disambiguation)
• Framework Directive (disambiguation)