programming framework
nounUK /ˈprəʊ.ɡræm.ɪŋ ˈfreɪm.wɜːk/
US /ˈproʊ.ɡræm.ɪŋ ˈfreɪm.wɝːk/
A set of ready-made tools that helps people build computer programs more easily.
She used a programming framework to make her first website in just one day.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A basic structure or set of rules that guides how something is planned or built.
The team agreed on a programming framework for how the project would run.
3. A collection of reusable code that gives programmers a common way to organize their work.
This programming framework handles logins and databases so developers can focus on features.
4. A supporting skeleton that other programs are built on top of.
The app's programming framework decides how its parts talk to each other.