frameworks

noun

plural of framework
as in architectures
the arrangement of parts that gives something its basic form you've got the framework of the story and just need to fill in the details

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Recent Examples of frameworks Traditional performance frameworks already distinguish between leading and lagging indicators. — Allison Mais, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026 Integer Technologies will work with Florida State University and its Center for Advanced Power Systems to develop zero-trust security frameworks tailored to shipboard power networks. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2026 But there are a growing number of frameworks brands can lean on, depending on their level of maturity and ambition. — Bella Webb, Vogue, 29 Oct. 2026 The discussion then moved to the dinner tables, underscoring the urgency of commercial strategies keeping pace as artificial intelligence accelerates faster than current regulatory frameworks. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 26 Oct. 2026 This theory, also known as active inference or the free energy principle, has become one of the most important frameworks in neuroscience for understanding how the brain works as a whole. — Maia Szalavitz, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026 Companies are developing frameworks for measuring performance, optimizing interfaces, and testing whether biological computation can deliver consistent results across tasks. — Mike McRae 19, New Atlas, 20 Oct. 2026 These are welcome steps, as are the safety frameworks leading labs have published. — Giorgos Tsetis, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026 In an ironic twist, China is now looking to restrict US and international access to its own AI tools and frameworks. — Jon Martindale, PC Magazine, 16 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for frameworks
  1. architectures
  2. structures
  3. infrastructures
Noun
  • This leap in power density opens the door to entirely new system architectures.
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Design architectures that can introduce emerging compute resources without rebuilding the enterprise around them.
    — Rajjie Sarmey, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of architectures
Noun
  • Across bat species, 9 percent are known so far to have odor-producing glands and other structures, but research on this is sparse, according to a 2021 paper in Mammal Review co-authored by Page.
    — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 28 Oct. 2026
  • By recreating this function in artificial structures, the team aims to separate lithium without relying on conventional extraction methods that can consume substantial energy and produce chemical waste.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of structures
Noun
  • In their effort to recall a variety of pieces and themes while foregrounding the public infrastructures that enabled their exhibition, Armani and Siegel demur from much evaluation.
    — Anna Kornbluh, ARTnews.com, 7 Oct. 2026
  • The city of about 250,000 people has been rattled by a series of drone strikes that hit oil and power infrastructures.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of infrastructures

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