framework

From frame +‎ work.

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈfɹeɪm.wɜːk/

framework (plural frameworks)

(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.
(figuratively) The larger branches of a tree that determine its shape.
(figuratively) A basic conceptual structure.
These ‘three principles of connexion’ compose the framework of principles in Hume's account of the association of ideas.
(software engineering) A reusable piece of code (and, sometimes, other utilities) providing a standard environment within which an application can be implemented.
(grammar) An established and structured system of rules and principles used for analyzing and describing the structure of a language.