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frame [n]

1)	a structure supporting or containing something

Synonyms :

framework framing

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supporting_structure border cast airframe arbor backing brace bustle case climbing_frame clotheshorse coaming cornice deckle derrick doorcase buffer gantry grate grill gun_carriage handbarrow hayrack honeycomb fretwork mounting oxbow picture_frame rack ribbing sash buck stretcher embroidery_frame tenter truss undercarriage baby-walker walker wattle window window_frame

2)	one of a series of still transparent photographs on a strip of film used in making movies

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exposure

3)	alternative names for the body of a human being; "Leonardo studied the human body"; "he has a strong physique"; "the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak"

Synonyms :

anatomy bod build chassis figure flesh form human_body material_body physical_body physique shape soma

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body human homo person juvenile_body adult_body male_body female_body

4)	a period of play in baseball during which each team has a turn at bat

Synonyms :

inning

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period_of_play top bottom

5)	the hard structure (bones and cartilages) that provides a frame for the body of an animal

Synonyms :

skeletal_system skeleton systema_skeletale

6)	the internal supporting structure that gives an artifact its shape; "the building has a steel skeleton"

Synonyms :

skeletal_frame skeleton underframe

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supporting_structure building ship aircraft chassis hoop

frame [v]

1)	enclose in or as if in a frame; "frame a picture"

Synonyms :

border frame_in

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enclose border

2)	enclose in a frame, as of a picture

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confine framer

3)	take or catch as if in a snare or trap; "I was set up!"; "The innocent man was framed by the police"

Synonyms :

ensnare entrap set_up

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cozen frame-up entrapment

4)	formulate in a particular style or language; "I wouldn't put it that way"; "She cast her request in very polite language"

Synonyms :

cast couch put redact

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articulate cast redaction

5)	draw up the plans or basic details for; "frame a policy"

Synonyms :

compose draw_up

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plan framer framing

6)	construct by fitting or uniting parts together

Synonyms :

frame_up

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build building

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing: (http://www.foldoc.org/, Editor Denis Howe)

1. A data link layer "packet" which contains the header and trailer information required by the physical medium. That is, network layer packets are encapsulated to become frames.

See also datagram, encapsulation, packet, Maximum Transmission Unit.

2. (language implementation) See activation record.

3. One complete scan of the active area of a display screen. Each frame consists of a number N of horizontal scan lines, each of which, on a computer display, consists of a number M of pixels. N is the vertical resolution of the display and M is the horizontal resolution. The rate at which the displayed image is updated is the refresh rate in frames per second.

(2000-10-07)

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