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framework (1) See application framework and enterprise framework.(2) (FrameWork) One of the first integrated software packages for PCs that included a programming language. It was developed by Ashton-Tate, later acquired by Borland. framework [′frām‚wərk] (engineering) The load-carrying frame of a structure; may be of timber, steel, or concrete. (geology) In a sediment or sedimentary rock, the rigid arrangement created by particles that support one another at contact points. A fixed calcareous structure impervious to waves, built by sedentary organisms (for example, sponges, corals, and bryozoans) in a high-energy environment. framework An assemblage of structural elements or members fitted together to form a structure, as a multistory building, a rigid-frame shed, or a truss.
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