frame

A frame is often a structural system that supports other components of a physical construction and/or steel frame that limits the construction's extent. Frame and FRAME may also refer to:

Physical objects

In building construction

Framing (construction), a building term known as light frame construction Framer, a carpenter who assembles major structural elements in constructing a building A-frame, a basic structure designed to bear a load in a lightweight economical manner A-frame house, a house following the same principle Door frame or window frame, fixed structures to which the hinges of doors or windows are attached Frame and panel, a method of woodworking Space frame, a method of construction using lightweight or light materials Timber framing, a method of building for creating framed structures of heavy timber or willow wood

In vehicles

Frame (aircraft), structural rings in an aircraft fuselage Frame (nautical), the skeleton of a boat Bicycle frame, the main component of a bicycle, onto which other components are fitted Motorcycle frame, main component of a motorbike, onto which other components are fitted Locomotive frame, a structure that forms the backbone of a railway locomotive Vehicle frame, to which everything on an automobile is mounted

Other physical objects

Frame (loudspeaker) or basket, a structural component which supports the functional components of a loudspeaker Bed frame, the part of a bed used to position the mattress and base Climbing frame or jungle gym, a piece of equipment for children's play Eyeglass frame Lever frame, a railway signalling device containing interlocks for signals, points (railroad switches) etc. Picture frame, a solid border around a picture or painting Receiver (firearms) or frame, one of the basic parts of a modern firearm Spinning frame, an invention of the Industrial Revolution for spinning thread or yarn from fibre such as wool or cotton Water frame, a water-powered spinning frame which was an easy way to create cotton Frame (beekeeping), a wooden frame designed to hold an area of honeycomb in a Langstroth-type beehive

Computing and telecommunications

In displays

Frame (GUI), a box used to hold other widgets in a graphical user interface Film frame, one of the many single photographic images in a motion picture Photographic film frame, one of the many segments recorded in a photographic film Frame rate, the number of frames—or images—displayed on screen per unit of time, usually expressed in frames per second (FPS) Framing (World Wide Web), a method of displaying multiple HTML documents on one page of a web browser Iframes, a frame element in HTML code

Software

Adobe FrameMaker, a desktop publishing application Google Chrome Frame, an open source plug-in designed for Internet Explorer Software framework

Other uses in computing and telecommunications

Frame (artificial intelligence), machine-usable formalizations of concepts or schemata that can be used for knowledge representation Frame (networking), a data transmission unit or network packet that includes frame synchronization information Distribution frame, in telecommunications Mainframe computer Page frame, an available chunk of memory Stack frame, a part of a call stack A data structure in frame languages Frame problem, in artificial intelligence Framing, the application of networking frames using frame synchronization Frame technology (software engineering), a models-to-code system based on adaptable frames

Other sciences

Filters, random fields, and maximum entropy model (FRAME), in physics and probability Fund for the Replacement of Animals in Medical Experiments Frame Overo, a coat pattern in horses Hive frame, a structural element that holds honeycomb Reading frame, which divides a sequence of nucleotides into a set of consecutive, non-overlapping triplets Frameshift mutation, when a single base-pair is added to a DNA string, causing incorrect transcription Frame analysis, a social science research method used to analyze how people understand situations and activities FRAMES, methods of brief intervention against alcohol misuse Framing (social sciences), in communication theory and sociology, relating to the contextual presentation of media content

Arts and media

Film and television

"Frame" (Law & Order: Criminal Intent), a 2008 episode of the TV series Law & Order: Criminal Intent The Frame (film), a 2014 American science fiction film Frames Production, an Indian multifaceted production company

Literature

Frame story, a narrative technique, for telling stories within a story Frame (design magazine), a design magazine from the Netherlands Frame (1971–1990), a book of collected poetry by Barrett Watten, published in 1997¹

Music

The Frames, an Irish band Frames, a 2007 album by Oceansize Frames, a 2013 album by Lee DeWyze

Visual arts

The Frame (painting), by Frida Kahlo

Other uses

Frame, in the game of snooker Frame, in the game of bowling Frame, in the game of baseball Frame (dance), either of two concepts in partner dancing Frame (surname) Frame (company), Los Angeles women's denim brand Frame, West Virginia, an unincorporated community, United States Frame of government, a descriptive term synonymous with constitution Frame of Government of Pennsylvania, the first colonial constitution of Pennsylvania, written by William Penn Delegates to the 1787 United States Constitutional Convention, are sometimes called the "Framers," as they were framing a form of government Frameup, to make an innocent party appear guilty of someone else's crime French Regional & American Museums Exchange (FRAME), an alliance of French and American art museums Frame (psychotherapy) Dubai Frame, a building in Dubai, UAE The Frame (Christchurch), an urban renewal project in New Zealand

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