Framework

:This is about the general software development term; Framework is also the name of an office application suite, and Mac OS X frameworks are application frameworks.

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In software development, a framework is a defined support structure in which another software project can be organized and developed. A 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. The word "framework" has become a buzzword due to recent continuous and unfettered use of the term for any generic type of libraries. Sometimes, the word framework is used in place of the synonomous term, library, for the purpose of impressing venture capitalists.

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Application framework: In computer programming, an application framework is a term usually used to refer to a set of libraries or classes that are used to implement the standard structure of an application for a specific operating system. By bundling a large amount of reusable code into a framework, much time is saved for...

Framework: :This is about the general software development term; Framework is also the name of an office application suite, and Mac OS X frameworks are application frameworks....

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