What is a framework?

Question

after all, can anyone give me a simple explanation of what a framework is?

Answer 1

Framework:
A framework provides functionalities/solution to the particular problem area. Definition from wiki: A software framework, in computer programming, is an abstraction in which common code providing generic functionality can be selectively overridden or specialized by user code providing specific functionality.

Answer 2

A bunch of code written for the purpose to be used again , so that we dont have to write the same code again and again (just use the older one) . Just like libraries .

He said simple , not bookish definitions

Answer 3

It's the pack of libraries

Answer 4

A framework (web framework specifically) is something that creates the framework of the website, as in the general look to it. This can include HTML, which is sometimes compared to the framework of a house, or DJango, a Python module capable of being a web framework.

Hope this helped!