frameworks

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 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 There are a lot of discussions that have already been happening about how to update things like planetary protection frameworks for the upcoming new era of human interplanetary spaceflight. — Lee Billings, Scientific American, 15 Oct. 2026 The Israeli firm also used European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) consent frameworks to target users within the European Union. — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 15 Oct. 2026 Dante populated his realms of Hell and Purgatory with figures, monsters and moral frameworks borrowed directly from classical Greek and Roman myths. — Ed Meza, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026 However, conversations with CIOs and other market participants suggest that large enterprises (more than SMBs) are unlikely to replace platforms that house their business logic, data, workflows and compliance frameworks. — Michael Bloom, CNBC, 12 Oct. 2026 When certain actors decide to work outside those robust and developed frameworks, innocent people often get hurt. — ABC News, 12 Oct. 2026 What if, by anticipating the regulatory frameworks by a few years, companies could also unlock more business-minded features? — Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026
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Noun
  • Open systems support integration The collaboration relies on open-system architectures that allow different technologies to work together.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Design architectures that can introduce emerging compute resources without rebuilding the enterprise around them.
    — Rajjie Sarmey, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • For the regional stage, meaning the cancer has spread to nearby structures or lymph nodes, the 5-year relative survival rate is 40%.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Vibrations merge into rhythm The experimental material combines elastic structures, sensors, electronics and actuators.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2026
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

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“Frameworks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frameworks. Accessed 19 Oct. 2026.

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