wireframe

See also: wire-frame and wire frame

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From wire +‎ frame.

Noun

wireframe (plural wireframes)

(computer graphics) A visual model of an electronic representation of a three-dimensional object
- 2001, Philip D. Rufe, Fundamentals of Manufacturing‎^[1], →ISBN, page 153:
  A wireframe is transparent in nature, requiring some skill and expertise in interpreting the model.
(web design) A basic visual guide used to suggest the layout of fundamental elements in a web interface
- 2003, Andrew Chak, Submit Now: Designing Persuasive Web Sites‎^[2], →ISBN, page 306:
  Wireframes should be simple sketches that you can quickly revise and not get attached to.

Translations

model of three-dimensional object

Estonian: traatmudel
Finnish: rautalankamalli (fi)
German: Drahtmodell n
Greek: νηματικό μοντέλο (el) n (nimatikó montélo)
Korean: 와이어프레임 (waieopeureim)

Verb

wireframe (third-person singular simple present wireframes, present participle wireframing, simple past and past participle wireframed)

(computer graphics) To generate a wireframe representation
- 2003, William Gibson, Idoru‎^[3], page 35:
  She'd barely wireframed it, here, and there was no there there, no interiority.
(web design) To prepare a wireframe for a website
- 2006, Daniel M. Brown, Communicating Design‎^[4], →ISBN, page 290:
  There are a few lists you should make before you start wireframing.

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