# Frame

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A **frame** is often a [structural system](/source/Structural_system) that supports other components of a physical construction and/or [steel frame](/source/Steel_frame) that limits the construction's extent.

**Frame** and **FRAME** may also refer to:

## Physical objects

### In building construction

- [Framing (construction)](/source/Framing_(construction)), a building term known as light frame construction
- [Framer](/source/Framer), a carpenter who assembles major structural elements in constructing a building
- [A-frame](/source/A-frame), a basic structure designed to bear a load in a lightweight economical manner - [A-frame house](/source/A-frame_house), a house following the same principle
- [Door frame](/source/Door_frame) or [window frame](/source/Window_frame), fixed structures to which the hinges of doors or windows are attached
- [Frame and panel](/source/Frame_and_panel), a method of woodworking
- [Space frame](/source/Space_frame), a method of construction using lightweight or light materials
- [Timber framing](/source/Timber_framing), a method of building for creating framed structures of heavy timber or willow wood

### In vehicles

- [Frame (aircraft)](/source/Frame_(aircraft)), structural rings in an aircraft fuselage
- [Frame (nautical)](/source/Frame_(nautical)), the skeleton of a boat
- [Bicycle frame](/source/Bicycle_frame), the main component of a bicycle, onto which other components are fitted - [Motorcycle frame](/source/Motorcycle_frame), main component of a motorbike, onto which other components are fitted
- [Locomotive frame](/source/Locomotive_frame), a structure that forms the backbone of a railway locomotive
- [Vehicle frame](/source/Vehicle_frame), to which everything on an automobile is mounted

### Other physical objects

- [Frame (loudspeaker)](/source/Frame_(loudspeaker)) or basket, a structural component which supports the functional components of a loudspeaker
- [Bed frame](/source/Bed_frame), the part of a bed used to position the mattress and base
- [Climbing frame](/source/Climbing_frame) or jungle gym, a piece of equipment for children's play
- [Eyeglass](/source/Glasses) frame
- [Lever frame](/source/Lever_frame), a railway signalling device containing interlocks for signals, points (railroad switches) etc.
- [Picture frame](/source/Picture_frame), a solid border around a picture or painting
- [Receiver (firearms)](/source/Receiver_(firearms)) or frame, one of the basic parts of a modern firearm
- [Spinning frame](/source/Spinning_frame), an invention of the Industrial Revolution for spinning thread or yarn from fibre such as wool or cotton
- [Water frame](/source/Water_frame), a water-powered spinning frame which was an easy way to create cotton
- [Frame (beekeeping)](/source/Frame_(beekeeping)), a wooden frame designed to hold an area of honeycomb in a Langstroth-type beehive

## Mathematics and physics

- Generally speaking, a [coordinate frame](/source/Coordinate_frame) that defines a coordinate system - [Frame of reference](/source/Frame_of_reference), in physics, a set of reference points that define a coordinate system - *Frame*, another name for an [ordered basis](/source/Ordered_basis) of a vector space - [Frame (linear algebra)](/source/Frame_(linear_algebra)), a generalization of a basis to sets of possibly linearly dependent vectors which also satisfy the *frame condition* - [*k*-frame](/source/K-frame), a generalization of a basis to linearly independent sets of vectors that need not span the space - [Affine frame](/source/Affine_frame), in an affine space and, in particular, in a Euclidean space - [Projective frame](/source/Projective_frame), in projective geometry - [Orthonormal frame](/source/Orthonormal_frame), in Riemannian geometry - [Moving frame](/source/Moving_frame), in differential geometry - [Frame bundle](/source/Frame_bundle), a principal fiber bundle associated with any vector bundle
- [Frames and locales](/source/Frames_and_locales), in order theory
- [Sampling frame](/source/Sampling_frame), a set of items or events possible to measure (statistics)

## Computing and telecommunications

### In displays

- [Frame (GUI)](/source/Frame_(GUI)), a box used to hold other widgets in a graphical user interface
- [Film frame](/source/Film_frame), one of the many single photographic images in a motion picture
- [Photographic film frame](/source/Photographic_film_frame), one of the many segments recorded in a photographic film
- [Frame rate](/source/Frame_rate), the number of frames—or images—displayed on screen per unit of time, usually expressed in frames per second (FPS)
- [Framing (World Wide Web)](/source/Framing_(World_Wide_Web)), a method of displaying multiple HTML documents on one page of a web browser - [Iframes](/source/Iframes), a frame element in HTML code

### Software

- [Adobe FrameMaker](/source/Adobe_FrameMaker), a desktop publishing application
- [Google Chrome Frame](/source/Google_Chrome_Frame), an open source plug-in designed for Internet Explorer
- [Software framework](/source/Software_framework)

### Other uses in computing and telecommunications

- [Frame (artificial intelligence)](/source/Frame_(artificial_intelligence)), machine-usable formalizations of concepts or schemata that can be used for knowledge representation
- [Frame (networking)](/source/Frame_(networking)), a data transmission unit or network packet that includes frame synchronization information
- [Distribution frame](/source/Distribution_frame), in telecommunications
- [Mainframe computer](/source/Mainframe_computer)
- [Page frame](/source/Page_frame), an available chunk of memory
- [Stack frame](/source/Stack_frame), a part of a call stack
- A data structure in [frame languages](/source/Frame_language)
- [Frame problem](/source/Frame_problem), in artificial intelligence
- Framing, the application of networking frames using [frame synchronization](/source/Frame_synchronization)
- [Frame technology (software engineering)](/source/Frame_technology_(software_engineering)), a models-to-code system based on adaptable frames

## Other sciences

- [Filters, random fields, and maximum entropy model](/source/Filters,_random_fields,_and_maximum_entropy_model) (FRAME), in physics and probability
- [Fund for the Replacement of Animals in Medical Experiments](/source/Fund_for_the_Replacement_of_Animals_in_Medical_Experiments)
- [Frame Overo](/source/Frame_Overo), a coat pattern in horses
- [Hive frame](/source/Hive_frame), a structural element that holds honeycomb
- [Reading frame](/source/Reading_frame), which divides a sequence of nucleotides into a set of consecutive, non-overlapping triplets
- [Frameshift mutation](/source/Frameshift_mutation), when a single base-pair is added to a DNA string, causing incorrect transcription
- [Frame analysis](/source/Frame_analysis), a social science research method used to analyze how people understand situations and activities
- [FRAMES](/source/Brief_intervention#FRAMES), methods of brief intervention against alcohol misuse
- [Framing (social sciences)](/source/Framing_(social_sciences)), in communication theory and sociology, relating to the contextual presentation of media content

## Arts and media

### Film and television

- ["Frame" (*Law & Order: Criminal Intent*)](/source/Frame_(Law_%26_Order:_Criminal_Intent)), a 2008 episode of the TV series *Law & Order: Criminal Intent*
- [*The Frame* (film)](/source/The_Frame_(film)), a 2014 American science fiction film
- [Frames Production](/source/Frames_Production), an Indian multifaceted production company

### Literature

- [Frame story](/source/Frame_story), a narrative technique, for telling stories within a story
- [*Frame* (design magazine)](/source/Frame_(design_magazine)), a design magazine from the Netherlands
- *Frame (1971–1990)*, a book of collected poetry by [Barrett Watten](/source/Barrett_Watten), published in 1997

### Music

- [The Frames](/source/The_Frames), an Irish band
- [*Frames*](/source/Frames_(Oceansize_album)), a 2007 album by Oceansize
- [*Frames*](/source/Frames_(Lee_DeWyze_album)), a 2013 album by Lee DeWyze

### Visual arts

- [*The Frame* (painting)](/source/The_Frame_(painting)), by Frida Kahlo

## Other uses

- [Frame](/source/Glossary_of_cue_sports_terms#frame), in the game of snooker
- [Frame](/source/Ten-pin_bowling), in the game of bowling
- [Frame](/source/Glossary_of_baseball_(F)#frame), in the game of baseball
- [Frame (dance)](/source/Frame_(dance)), either of two concepts in partner dancing
- [Frame (surname)](/source/Frame_(surname))
- [Frame (company)](/source/Frame_(company)), Los Angeles women's denim brand
- [Frame, West Virginia](/source/Frame,_West_Virginia), an unincorporated community, United States
- Frame of government, a descriptive term synonymous with [constitution](/source/Constitution) - [Frame of Government of Pennsylvania](/source/Frame_of_Government_of_Pennsylvania), the first colonial constitution of Pennsylvania, written by William Penn - Delegates to the [1787 United States Constitutional Convention](/source/Constitutional_Convention_(United_States)), are sometimes called the "Framers," as they were framing a form of government
- [Frameup](/source/Frameup), to make an innocent party appear guilty of someone else's crime
- [French Regional & American Museums Exchange](/source/French_Regional_%26_American_Museums_Exchange) (FRAME), an alliance of French and American art museums
- [Frame (psychotherapy)](/source/Frame_(psychotherapy))
- [Dubai Frame](/source/Dubai_Frame), a building in Dubai, UAE
- [The Frame (Christchurch)](/source/The_Frame_(Christchurch)), an urban renewal project in New Zealand

## See also

- [Framework (disambiguation)](/source/Framework_(disambiguation))
- [Framing (disambiguation)](/source/Framing_(disambiguation))
- [X-frame (disambiguation)](/source/X-frame_(disambiguation))

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