framework

A basic structure underlying a system or concept; a set of principles guiding action.

• nostandard derivatives beyond "frameworks"

• regulatory framework
• within a framework
• theoretical framework
• provide a framework
• strategic framework
• ethical framework
• legal framework

1. 1.The new legislation establishes a regulatory framework for the governance of artificial intelligence.
2. 2.A useful framework for thinking about this problem is to separate what we can control from what we cannot.

• structure/ˈstrʌktʃə/— the arrangement of parts
• system/ˈsɪstəm/— organised method
• model/ˈmɒdəl/— a simplified representation

from "frame" (structure) + "work" — the work of framing; the underlying structure