Engineering & construction

• A-Frame
  A-Frame
  An A-frame is a basic structure designed to bear a load in a lightweight economical manner. The simplest form of an A-frame is two similarly sized beams, arranged in a 45-degree or greater angle, attached at the top...
  
  , a basic structure designed to bear a load in a lightweight economical manner
  • A-Frame house
    A-Frame house
    An A-frame is an architectural house style featuring steeply-angled sides that usually begin at or near the foundation line, and meet at the top in the shape of the letter A...
    
    , a house following the same principle
• Bicycle frame
  Bicycle frame
  A bicycle frame is the main component of a bicycle, on to which wheels and other components are fitted. The modern and most common frame design for an upright bicycle is based on the safety bicycle, and consists of two triangles, a main triangle and a paired rear triangle...
  
  , the main component of a bicycle, onto which other components are fitted
  • Motorcycle frame
    Motorcycle frame
    A motorcycle frame includes the head tube that holds the front fork and allows it to pivot. Some motorcycles include the engine as a load-bearing, stressed member. The rear suspension is an integral component in the design. Traditionally frames have been steel, but titanium, aluminium, magnesium,...
    
    , main component of a motorcycle, onto which other components are fitted
• Door frame or window frame, structures fixed to buildings, vehicles or other containers to which the hinges of doors or windows are attached and can be locked shut
• Frame (aircraft), structural rings in an aircraft fuselage
• Frame (loudspeaker) or basket, a structural component which supports the functional components of a loudspeaker
• Frame (nautical)
  Frame (nautical)
  In ships, frames are ribs that are bolted to the hull and run perpendicular to the keel. Frame numbers are the numerical values given to the frames; they begin at 1 with the first bow frame, and extend to the last stern frame. The total number vary per the length of a ship.- External links :*...
  
  , skeleton of a ship
• Frame and panel
  Frame and panel
  Frame and panel construction is a woodworking technique often used in the making of doors, wainscoting, and other decorative features for cabinets, furniture, and homes...
  
  , a method of woodworking
• Frame (vehicle)
  Frame (vehicle)
  A frame is the main structure of the chassis of a motor vehicle. All other components fasten to it; a term for this is design is body-on-frame construction.In 1920, every motor vehicle other than a few cars based on motorcycles had a frame...
  
  , to which everything on an automobile is mounted
• Framer
  Framer
  A framer is a carpenter who assembles the major structural elements of a wood-framed building. Framers build walls out of studs, sills, and headers; build floors from joists and beams; and frame roofs using ridge poles and rafters....
  
  , a carpenter who assembles major structural elements in constructing a building
• Framing (construction)
  Framing (construction)
  Framing, in construction known as light-frame construction, is a building technique based around structural members, usually called studs, which provide a stable frame to which interior and exterior wall coverings are attached, and covered by a roof comprising horizontal ceiling joists and sloping...
  
  , a building term known as light frame construction
• Locomotive frame
  Locomotive frame
  A locomotive frame is the structure that forms the backbone of the railway locomotive, giving it strength and supporting the superstructure elements such as a cab, boiler or bodywork. The vast majority of locomotives have had a frame structure of some kind...
  
  , section on engine frames
• The frame or receiver (firearms)
  Receiver (firearms)
  In firearms terminology, the receiver is the part of a firearm that houses the operating parts. The receiver usually contains the bolt carrier group, trigger group, and magazine port. In most handguns, the receiver, or frame, holds the magazine well or rotary magazine as well as the trigger mechanism...
  
  , one of the basic parts of a modern firearm
• Space frame
  Space frame
  A space frame or space structure is a truss-like, lightweight rigid structure constructed from interlocking struts in a geometric pattern. Space frames can be used to span large areas with few interior supports...
  
  , a method of construction using lightweight materials
• Timber framing
  Timber framing
  Timber framing , or half-timbering, also called in North America "post-and-beam" construction, is the method of creating structures using heavy squared off and carefully fitted and joined timbers with joints secured by large wooden pegs . It is commonplace in large barns...
  
  , a method of building for creating framed structures of heavy timber

General

• Bed frame
  Bed frame
  A bed frame or bedstead is the part of a bed used to position a mattress or foundation set off the floor. Bed frames are typically made of wood or metal. A bed frame is made up of head, foot, and side rails...
  
  
• Climbing frame, a children's attraction in parks
• Distribution frame
  Distribution frame
  In telecommunications, a distribution frame is a passive device which terminates cables, allowing arbitrary interconnections to be made.For example, the Main Distribution Frame located at a telephone central office terminates the cables leading to subscribers on the one hand, and cables leading to...
  
   in telecommunications
• Eyeglass
  Glasses
  Glasses, also known as eyeglasses , spectacles or simply specs , are frames bearing lenses worn in front of the eyes. They are normally used for vision correction or eye protection. Safety glasses are a kind of eye protection against flying debris or against visible and near visible light or...
  
   frame
• Frame, for definition of terms "frames" in games: bowling and snooker
• Frame (beehive)
  Frame (beehive)
  A frame in a beehive is the structural element that holds the honeycomb or brood comb within the hive body . The frame is a key part of the modern "movable" hive since it can be removed in order to inspect the bees for disease or to extract the excess honey.-History:One of first beehive frames was...
  
  , a structural element that holds honeycomb
• Frame (dance)
  Frame (dance)
  Frame is the body shape maintained by dancers during partner dancing. Specifically, frame refers to the shape of the upper body of the dancers relative to the rest of the dancer's body and the body of the dancer's partner....
  
  , a connection between lead and follow in partner dancing
• Frame (magazine)
  FRAME (magazine)
  FRAME magazine is a magazine devoted to interior design, architecture, product design and exhibition design based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands...
  
  , design magazine from the Netherlands
• Framing (social sciences)
  Framing (social sciences)
  A frame in social theory consists of a schema of interpretation — that is, a collection of anecdotes and stereotypes—that individuals rely on to understand and respond to events. In simpler terms, people build a series of mental filters through biological and cultural influences. They use these...
  
  , terminology used in communication theory and sociology, where it relates to the contextual presentation of media content
• Frame tale, a narrative technique, for telling stories within a story
• Frameup
  Frameup
  A frame-up or setup is an American term referring to the act of framing someone, that is, providing false evidence or false testimony in order to falsely prove someone guilty of a crime....
  
  , to make an innocent party appear guilty of someone else's crime
• Picture frame
  Picture frame
  A picture frame is a decorative edging for a picture, such as a painting or photograph, intended to enhance it, make it easier to display, or protect it.-Construction:...
  
  , a solid border around a picture or painting
• Spinning frame
  Spinning frame
  The spinning frame is an Industrial Revolution invention for spinning thread or yarn from fibers such as wool or cotton in a mechanized way. It was developed in 18th century Britain by Richard Arkwright and John Kay.-Historical context:...
  
  
• Water frame
  Water frame
  The water frame is the name given to the spinning frame, when water power is used to drive it. Both are credited to Richard Arkwright who patented the technology in 1768. It was based on an invention by Thomas Highs and the patent was later overturned...
  
  

Science

• FRAME
  Fund for the Replacement of Animals in Medical Experiments
  Fund for the Replacement of Animals in Medical Experiments ' is a charity based in Nottingham, UK.FRAME promotes consideration of the ethical and scientific issues involved in the use of laboratory animals for medical research, and the adoption of the Three Rs strategy of alternatives to animal...
  
   Fund for the Replacement of Animals in Medical Experiments
• FRAME:S
  FRAME:S
  FRAME:S is a psychological therapeutic model developed by Staffan Garpebring. The model is built around a psychoeducational practice focused on treating common stress related problems youth experience in their daily life...
  
  , therapeutic model focused on certain problems of youth
• Frame Overo, a coat pattern in horses
• Frameshift mutation
  Frameshift mutation
  A frameshift mutation is a genetic mutation caused by indels of a number of nucleotides that is not evenly divisible by three from a DNA sequence...
  
  , when a single base-pair is added to a DNA string, causing incorrect transcription

Mathematics

• Basis, an ordered basis is also called a "frame"
• Frame bundle
  Frame bundle
  In mathematics, a frame bundle is a principal fiber bundle F associated to any vector bundle E. The fiber of F over a point x is the set of all ordered bases, or frames, for Ex...
  
  , in mathematics is a principal fiber bundle associated with any vector bundle
• Frame of reference
  Frame of reference
  A frame of reference in physics, may refer to a coordinate system or set of axes within which to measure the position, orientation, and other properties of objects in it, or it may refer to an observational reference frame tied to the state of motion of an observer.It may also refer to both an...
  
  , the set of coordinates in which a system is observed
• Frame of a vector space
  Frame of a vector space
  In linear algebra, a frame of a vector space V with an inner product can be seen as a generalization of the idea of a basis to sets which may be linearly dependent...
  
  , a generalization of a basis to sets of possibly linearly dependent vectors which also satisfy the frame condition
• Frames and locales, in order theory
• K-frame
  K-frame
  In linear algebra, a branch of mathematics, a k-frame is an ordered set of k linearly independent vectors in a space; thus k ≤ n, where n is the dimension of the vector space, and if k = n an n-frame is precisely an ordered basis.If the vectors are orthogonal, or orthonormal,...
  
  , a generalization of a basis to linearly independent sets of vectors that need not span the space
• Moving frame
  Moving frame
  In mathematics, a moving frame is a flexible generalization of the notion of an ordered basis of a vector space often used to study the extrinsic differential geometry of smooth manifolds embedded in a homogeneous space.-Introduction:...
  
  , in differential geometry
• Orthonormal frame
  Orthonormal frame
  In Riemannian geometry and relativity theory, an orthonormal frame is a tool for studying the structure of a differentiable manifold equipped with a metric...
  
  , in Riemannian geometry
• Projective frame
  Projective frame
  In the mathematical field of projective geometry, a projective frame is an ordered collection of points in projective space which can be used as reference points to describe any other point in that space...
  
  , in projective geometry
• Sampling frame
  Sampling frame
  In statistics, a sampling frame is the source material or device from which a sample is drawn. It is a list of all those within a population who can be sampled, and may include individuals, households or institutions....
  
  , a set of items or events possible to measure (statistics)

Computer science

• Frames are fixed sized blocks in physical memory space analogous to Pages in logical address space in computer architecture
• Frame (artificial intelligence)
  Frame (artificial intelligence)
  Frames were proposed by Marvin Minsky in his 1974 article "A Framework for Representing Knowledge." A frame is an artificial intelligence data structure used to divide knowledge into substructures by representing "stereotyped situations." Frames are connected together to form a complete idea.Frames...
  
  , machine-usable formalizations of concepts or schemata that can be used for knowledge representation
• Frame (GUI)
  Frame (GUI)
  A frame, or group box, is a type of box within which a collection of Graphical User Interface widgets can be grouped, usually because the designer of the form believes the grouping looks better than leaving the items outside of a frame, or uses a frame to allow multiple uses of a widget which...
  
  , a box used to hold other widgets in a Graphical user interface
• A data structure in frame language
  Frame language
  A frame language is a metalanguage. It applies the frame concept to the structuring of language properties. Frame languages are usually software languages.-Description:...
  
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• Frame (networking), in computer networks, a data-link layer protocol data unit that contains frame serial number and frame information
• Frame problem
  Frame problem
  In artificial intelligence, the frame problem was initially formulated as the problem of expressing a dynamical domain in logic without explicitly specifying which conditions are not affected by an action. John McCarthy and Patrick J. Hayes defined this problem in their 1969 article, Some...
  
  , in artificial intelligence
• Frame rate
  Frame rate
  Frame rate is the frequency at which an imaging device produces unique consecutive images called frames. The term applies equally well to computer graphics, video cameras, film cameras, and motion capture systems...
  
  , the number of frames—or images—displayed on screen per unit of time, usually expressed in frames per second (FPS)
• Frame synchronization
  Frame synchronization
  While receiving a stream of framed data, frame synchronization is the process by which incoming frame alignment signals, i.e., distinctive bit sequences , are identified, i.e., distinguished from data bits, permitting the data bits within the frame to be extracted for decoding or retransmission...
  
  , receiving a stream of framed data. This is sometimes referred to as "framing"
• Frame Technology (software engineering)
  Frame Technology (software engineering)
  Frame technology is a language-neutral system that manufactures custom software from reusable, machine-adaptable building blocks, called frames. FT is used to reduce the time, effort, and errors involved in the design, construction, and evolution of large, complex software systems...
  
  , a models-to-code system based on adaptable frames
• Framing (World Wide Web)
  Framing (World Wide Web)
  When using web browsers, the terms frames or frameset refer to the display of two or more web pages or media elements displayed side-by-side within the same browser window...
  
  , a method of displaying multiple HTML documents on one page
  • HTML frame, the frame element in HTML
• Stack frame, a part of a call stack

Software

• Adobe FrameMaker
  Adobe FrameMaker
  Adobe FrameMaker is a document processor for the production and manipulation of large structured documents. It is produced by Adobe Systems. Although FrameMaker has evolved slowly in recent years, it maintains a strong following among professional technical writers.- Overview :FrameMaker has more...
  
  , a desktop publishing application
• Google Chrome Frame
  Google Chrome Frame
  Google Chrome Frame is a plug-in designed for Internet Explorer based on the open-source Chromium project. It went stable on September 2010, on the first birthday of the project....
  
  , an open source plug-in designed for Internet Explorer
• Software framework
  Software framework
  In computer programming, a software framework is an abstraction in which software providing generic functionality can be selectively changed by user code, thus providing application specific software...
  
  

Arts and media

• E-frame, in the animated science fiction series Exosquad
• Film frame
  Film frame
  In filmmaking, video production, animation, and related fields, a film frame or video frame is one of the many still images which compose the complete moving picture...
  
  , one of the many single photographic images in a motion picture
• Frame (album), the seventh album by Italian progressive speed metal band DGM
• Frame (1971–1990), a book of collected poetry by Barrett Watten
  Barrett Watten
  Barrett Watten is an American poet, editor, and educator often associated with the Language poets.Since 1994, Watten has taught modernism and cultural studies at Wayne State University in Detroit...
  
  , published in 1997
• Frames (album)
  Frames (album)
  Frames is the third studio album by British alternative rock band Oceansize, released on October 1, 2007 on Superball Music. The album marks the first appearance of bassist Steven Hodson, following the departure of Jon Ellis in 2005....
  
  , a 2007 album by Oceansize
• Frame (journal)
  Frame (journal)
  Frame is a semi-annual journal that has been run solely by students of literature and literary theory, mostly from Utrecht University, for twenty-five years.Most issues are theme issues dealing with an important topic of the moment...
  
  , a literary journal from the Netherlands
• "Frame" (Law & Order: Criminal Intent), a 2008 episode of the TV series Law & Order: Criminal Intent
• Reframing (filmmaking), in film and programming
• The Frames
  The Frames
  The Frames are an Irish band based in Dublin. Founded in 1990 by Glen Hansard, the band has been influential in the Dublin rock music scene. The group has released six albums...
  
  , an Irish rock band

People

• Billy Frame
  Billy Frame
  William Lammie "Billy" Frame was a Scottish-born footballer, who played as a full back between the 1930s and 1950s....
  
   (1912–1992), Scottish footballer
• Fred Frame
  Fred Frame
  Fredrick William Frame won the 1932 Indianapolis 500.-Indy 500 results:...
  
   (1894–1962)
• Janet Frame
  Janet Frame
  Janet Paterson Frame, ONZ, CBE was a New Zealand author. She wrote eleven novels, four collections of short stories, a book of poetry, an edition of juvenile fiction, and three volumes of autobiography during her lifetime. Since her death, a twelfth novel, a second volume of poetry, and a handful...
  
   (1924–2004)
• John Frame
  John Frame
  John M. Frame is an American philosopher and Calvinist theologian especially noted for his work in epistemology and presuppositional apologetics, systematic theology, and ethics...
  
   (born 1939)
• John Frame (cricketer)
  John Frame (cricketer)
  John Frame was an English cricketer and arguably the first great fast bowler in the game's history...
  
   (1733–1796)
• Linley Frame
  Linley Frame
  Linley Frame is a former Olympic swimmer from Australia, who has completed a prominent swimming career for her native country, including a gold medal in the 100 m breaststroke at the 1991 FINA World Championships in Perth as well as a silver in the 200 m breaststroke and the 4 x 100 Medley Relay...
  
   (born 1971)
• Pete Frame
  Pete Frame
  Peter 'Pete' Frame is a music journalist, who produced outlines of the history of rock bands for various magazines . He founded the English Alternative rock magazine ZigZag in April 1969 and acted as its editor, from its beginning until February 1973, and again from March 1976 until July 1977...
  
   (born 1942)
• Roddy Frame
  Roddy Frame
  Roddy Frame is a Scottish singer-songwriter and musician, who was the founder of the 1980s indie band, Aztec Camera, and more recently is a solo performer.-Career:...
  
   (born 1964)
• Tom Frame
  Tom Frame
  Tom Frame was a British comics letterer. He created dialogue for the majority of the Judge Dredd strips, as well as other stories including over 300 stories in 2000 AD and Transformers....
  
   (1931–2006)

See also

• Framing (disambiguation)
• X-frame (disambiguation)