Wireframe

noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A visual model of an electronic representation of a three-dimensional object as defined geometrically by line segments.

    "A wireframe is transparent in nature, requiring some skill and expertise in interpreting the model."

  2. 2
    A basic visual guide used to suggest the layout of fundamental elements in a web interface

    "Wireframes should be simple sketches that you can quickly revise and not get attached to."

Verb
  1. 1
    To generate a wireframe representation

    "She'd barely wireframed it, here, and there was no there there, no interiority."

  2. 2
    To prepare a wireframe for a website

    "There are a few lists you should make before you start wireframing."

Example

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"A wireframe is transparent in nature, requiring some skill and expertise in interpreting the model."

Etymology

From wire + frame.

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