framework Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a hypothetical description of a complex entity or process
    model; theoretical account.
    • the computer program was based on a model of the circulatory and respiratory systems
  2. noun the underlying structure
    fabric.
    • providing a factual framework for future research
    • it is part of the fabric of society
  3. noun a structure supporting or containing something

WordNet

Frame"work` noun
Definitions
  1. The work of framing, or the completed work; the frame or constructional part of anything; as, the framework of society.
    A staunch and solid piece of framework. Milton.
  2. Work done in, or by means of, a frame or loom.

Webster 1913