A frame or framework is a structural system or a skeleton that supports other components of the object.

Frame may refer to:

Structure

• Frame (beehive), a structural element that holds honeycomb
• Bicycle frame, the main component of a bicycle, onto which other components are fitted
• Automobile frame, subframe or chassis on which the carrossery of the automobile is mounted
• Picture frame, a solid border around a picture or painting
• Flogging frame, a structure for supporting a victim of physical punishment, on which the position is adjusted to the anatomical aim, with or without restraints

In construction:

• Space frame, a method of construction
• A-frame, a basic structure designed to bear a load in a lightweight economical manner
• Frame and panel, a method of woodworking

In ship:

• Frame, a skeleton to support the hull planking or hull plating in shape by equal spacing apart. The frame usually are placed from bow to stern and connected with keel at bottom of the hull and deck beam at the top. The ship may get the transverse frame work system and longitudinal frame work system

The word also has many extended, metaphorical meanings in various fields:

Film and video

• Film frame, one of many single photographic images in a movie
• Video frame, one of many still images which compose the complete moving picture
  • I-frames, P-frames, B-frames, D-frames, in video compression
• Reframing, in film and programming

Computing and telecommunications

• Data frame, a link-level datagram
• Stack frame, a part of a call stack
• a data structure in frame languages
• the frame problem in artificial intelligence
• Framing (World Wide Web), a method of displaying multiple HTML documents on one page
  • HTML frame, the frame element in HTML

Law

• Frameup, to make it appear as if someone committed a crime when they did not

Literature

• Frame tale, a narrative technique, for telling stories within a story
• Narrative frame, the context in which a story is told,

Science

• Framing (communication theory), selective control over media content or public communication
• Framing (psychology), a method of providing categories and structure to thoughts

In mathematics:

• Projective frame, in projective geometry
• orthonormal frame, in Riemannian geometry
• Complete Heyting algebra, in order theory
• Frame of a vector space, a generalization of a basis to sets of linearly dependent vectors

In physics:

• Frame of reference, the perspective from which a system is observed

Mechanical devices

• • Spinning frame
  • Water frame
  • Dressing frame

Metaphorical use

• A set-up, to trick the victim by make-believe.

Politics

• political frame, cognitive science in politics

Recreation

• Frame (dance), a connection between lead and follow in partner dancing
• A turn in bowling games
• A complete game of snooker; a match usually comprises at least three frames

See also

• The Frames, an Irish rock band

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