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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
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
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
Mathematics and physics
Generally speaking, a structure that defines a
coordinate system
Frame of reference , in physics, a set of reference points that define a coordinate system
Frame , another name for an
ordered basis of a vector space
Frame (linear algebra) , a generalization of a basis to sets of possibly linearly dependent vectors which also satisfy the frame condition
k -frame , a generalization of a basis to linearly independent sets of vectors that need not span the space
Affine frame , in an affine space and, in particular, in a Euclidean space
Projective frame , in projective geometry
Orthonormal frame , in Riemannian geometry
Moving frame , in differential geometry
Frame bundle , a principal fiber bundle associated with any vector bundle
Frames and locales , in order theory
Sampling frame , a set of items or events possible to measure (statistics)
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
Other uses in computing and telecommunications
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
Literature
Music
Visual arts
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, West Virginia , an unincorporated community, United States
Frame of government, a descriptive term synonymous with
constitution
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
See also
Topics referred to by the same term