• 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...
  
  , a reusable set of libraries or classes for a software system (or subsystem).
  • Application framework
    Application framework
    In computer programming, an application framework consists of a software framework used by software developers to implement the standard structure of an application for a specific development environment ....
    
    , a software framework used to implement the standard structure of an application for a specific operating system.
  • Web application framework
    Web application framework
    A web application framework is a software framework that is designed to support the development of dynamic websites, web applications and web services. The framework aims to alleviate the overhead associated with common activities performed in Web development...
    
    , a software framework for development of dynamic websites, web applications, and web services
• Framework (office suite)
  Framework (office suite)
  Framework, launched in 1984, was the first office suite to run on the PC 8086 with DOS operating system. ValDocs, an even earlier integrated suite, actually comparable to the original Macintosh of 1984 and Apple Lisa of 1982 was produced by Epson, a complete integrated work station based on the...
  
  , a DOS office application suite launched in 1984 to run on the original IBM PC under the MS-DOS operating system.
• Process framework such as ITIL
  Itil
  Itil may mean:*Atil or Itil, the ancient capital of Khazaria*Itil , also Idel, Atil, Atal, the ancient and modern Turkic name of the river Volga.ITIL can stand for:*Information Technology Infrastructure Library...
  
   or Enhanced Telecom Operations Map
• Conceptual framework
  Conceptual framework
  A conceptual framework is used in research to outline possible courses of action or to present a preferred approach to an idea or thought. For example, the philosopher Isaiah Berlin used the "hedgehogs" versus "foxes" approach; a "hedgehog" might approach the world in terms of a single organizing...
  
  , a set of theories widely accepted enough to serve as the guiding principles of research within a particular discipline.
• Legal framework, a form of legal doctrine

See also

• Frame story
  Frame story
  A frame story is a literary technique that sometimes serves as a companion piece to a story within a story, whereby an introductory or main narrative is presented, at least in part, for the purpose of setting the stage either for a more emphasized second narrative or for a set of shorter stories...
  
   or framing device
  Framing device
  The term framing device refers to the usage of the same single action, scene, event, setting, or any element of significance at both the beginning and end of an artistic, musical, or literary work. The repeated element thus creates a ‘frame’ within which the main body of work can develop.The...
  
   in literature
• Scaffolding
  Scaffolding
  Scaffolding is a temporary structure used to support people and material in the construction or repair of buildings and other large structures. It is usually a modular system of metal pipes or tubes, although it can be from other materials...
  
  , a structure used as a guide to build something
• Chassis
  Chassis
  A chassis consists of an internal framework that supports a man-made object. It is analogous to an animal's skeleton. An example of a chassis is the underpart of a motor vehicle, consisting of the frame with the wheels and machinery.- Vehicles :In the case of vehicles, the term chassis means the...
  
  , a vehicle's framework
• Framework interpretation (Genesis)
  Framework interpretation (Genesis)
  The framework interpretation is an interpretation of the first chapter of the Book of Genesis which holds that the seven-day creation account found therein is not a literal or scientific description of the origins of the universe; rather, it is an ancient religious text which outlines a...
  
  , an interpretation of Genesis chapter 1 which holds that the seven-day creation account is an ancient text which outlines a religious doctrine of creation.