Framework

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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.

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.

Example frameworks

• Apache Cocoon — from Apache Software Foundation
• Apache Struts — from Apache Software Foundation
• Cocoa — from Apple Computer
• Eclipse — from IBM
• MARF — an open-source Java framework for audio/speech/voice and natural language processing
• NetBeans — from Sun Microsystems
• Lampshade (Framework) — from Think Computer
• Microsoft .NET — from Microsoft
• PRADO — component-based, object-oriented PHP web application framework
• RIFE — an open-source web application framework written in Java
• RNA — an open-source component-based, object-oriented PHP web application framework
• Ruby On Rails — an open-source web application framework written in Ruby
• Wicket — component-based Java web application framework
• Molins — PHP5 Struts-like framework for enterprise web applications
• ZNF — PHP5 Struts-like framework for enterprise web applications
• Zope — a Python-based application server

External links

• Software framework at the Free Dictionary
• Application framework at the Free Dictionary