Subframe

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A subsidiary frame (chunk of data).

    "Four status bits accompany each subframe."

  2. 2
    A structural component of a vehicle, such as an automobile or aircraft, that uses a discrete, separate structure within a larger body-on-frame or unit body to carry certain components, such as the engine, drivetrain, or suspension.

    "In the rebuilding no alterations have been made to the queen-post underframes except to add the subframe carrying the engine-transmission group."

  3. 3
    One of the HTML frames that make up a frameset. Internet

    "Specify the dimensions of your main frame and subframes and this online utility will create them for you."

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"Four status bits accompany each subframe."

Etymology

From sub- + frame.

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