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frame

(1) In graphics and desktop publishing applications, a rectangular area in which text or graphics can appear.

(2) In communications, a packet of transmitted information.

(3) In video and animation, a single image in a sequence of images. See under fps.

(4) In HTML, refers to dividing the browser display area into separate sections, each of which is really a different Web page. See under frames.



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