Definitions for "Application framework"
a library or set of libraries upon which many applications can be built or built upon
a methodology and set of software libraries that allows software developers to build applications
a superset of a class library
a flexible, g eneral purpose encompassin g structure, that enforces certain well desi g ned standards of code behavior
a flexible, general purpose encompassing structure, that enforces certain well designed standards of code behavior
a collection of cooperating object oriented software components providing most of the functionality for applications with graphical user interfaces
a standardized skeleton architecture for an object-oriented application
Keywords:  tools, developing, set
a set of tools for developing applications
Handles application start-up and accessing the application data (its document).