FRAMEWORK

A 'framework' is a basic conceptual structure used to solve a complex issue. This very broad definition has allowed the term to be used as a buzzword, especially in a software context.

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Architecture framework

Conceptual framework

Software framework

Office Suite

Buzzword

Architecture framework

Main articles: Architecture framework

An architecture framework is a reusable structure for organizing an enterprise architecture.

Conceptual framework

Main articles: Conceptual framework

A conceptual framework is used in research to outline possible courses of action or to present a preferred approach to an idea.

Software framework

Main articles: Software framework

A software framework is a re-usable design for a software system (or subsystem). A software framework may include support programs, code libraries, a scripting language, or other software to help develop and ''glue together'' the different components of a software project. Various parts of the framework may be exposed through an API. A software framework is the essence of bureaucracy come to software.

Office Suite

Main articles: Framework (office suite)

Framework launched in 1984, was the first office suite to run on the PC 8086 with DOS operating system.

Buzzword

The word framework is used as a buzzword, in a variety of contexts. For example, the Java collections framework is not a software framework, but a library.