Framework Means ....

(General) the part of an overall system architecture into which variable components can fit

(Object Technology) a set of cooperating object classes that make up a reusable design for a specific class of software or function. Such a framework is typically customized to a particular application by creating application-specific subclasses of the abstract classes in the framework. Apple's MacApp? is an example of a framework for a complete Macintosh application. Taligent's CommonPoint? Application System is a framework consisting of a collection of frameworks. Each of these frameworks is a group of C++ classes that operate together to implement some function.

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