framework

n 1: a simplified description of a complex entity or process;

"the computer program was based on a model of the

circulatory and respiratory systems" [syn: {model}, {theoretical

account}]

2: the underlying structure; "restoring the framework of the

bombed building"; "it is part of the fabric of society"

[syn: {fabric}]

3: a structure supporting or containing something [syn: {frame},

{framing}]

Framework 4

A European Union funding programme, the {information

technology} portion of which replaced {ESPRIT}.

(1994-09-19)