"wireframe" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: wireframes [plural]
Etymology: wire + frame Etymology templates: {{compound|en|wire|frame}} wire + frame Head templates: {{en-noun}} wireframe (plural wireframes)
  1. (computer graphics) A visual model of an electronic representation of a three-dimensional object Categories (topical): Computer graphics Translations (model of three-dimensional object): traatmudel (Estonian), rautalankamalli (Finnish), Drahtmodell [neuter] (German), νηματικό μοντέλο (nimatikó montélo) [neuter] (Greek), 와이어프레임 (waieopeureim) (Korean)
    Sense id: en-wireframe-en-noun-Nj2bjOeB Topics: computer-graphics, computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences Disambiguation of 'model of three-dimensional object': 93 7
  2. (web design) A basic visual guide used to suggest the layout of fundamental elements in a web interface Categories (topical): Web design
    Sense id: en-wireframe-en-noun-NFS3CA5F Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences, web-design
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: wire frame, wire-frame

Verb

Forms: wireframes [present, singular, third-person], wireframing [participle, present], wireframed [participle, past], wireframed [past]
Etymology: wire + frame Etymology templates: {{compound|en|wire|frame}} wire + frame Head templates: {{en-verb}} wireframe (third-person singular simple present wireframes, present participle wireframing, simple past and past participle wireframed)
  1. (computer graphics) To generate a wireframe representation Categories (topical): Computer graphics
    Sense id: en-wireframe-en-verb-F~~mYMYs Topics: computer-graphics, computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
  2. (web design) To prepare a wireframe for a website Categories (topical): Web design
    Sense id: en-wireframe-en-verb-1e5YAkkm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 25 24 32 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences, web-design
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: wire frame, wire-frame Derived forms: wireframed, wireframer

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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