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flexible framework

flexible framework

4.4
A system that can change easily to fit different needs
  • noun
  • /ˈflɛksəbl ˈfreɪmˌwɜrk/
translation icon : marco flexible
  • However, it is a flexible framework that enables a teacher to maintain direction during the entire teaching episode.

Examples

  • To serve as a general software solution for open access to astroparticle data, KCDC is built as a modular, flexible framework with good scalability (e.g., for installing at large computing centers).

    Academic text (2018)
  • The pupil, with teacher guidance within a flexible framework, may select ongoing projects and activities.

    Academic text (1995)
  • The Wisconsin CMP model remains relevant largely because it is a flexible framework for planning focused, comprehensive instruction for any piece of music under study.

    Academic text (1998)
  • This paper presents a simple, flexible framework for interpreting language in the Endangered Species Act pertaining to vertebrate populations:

    Academic text (1991)
  • The new project management tool offers a flexible framework that can be customized to fit various team needs.

  • In educational settings, a flexible framework allows instructors to adapt lessons based on students' progress and feedback.

  • Their strategy included a flexible framework for developing policies that can easily change as new information becomes available.

Antonyms

7.8

Being firmly held in place so it does not move or change

How Flexible

flexible framework
4.4
fixedness
7.8

Surface Forms

Morphology

flexible + framework

The phrase is compositionally built from 'flexible' (able to change or adapt) and 'framework' (an organized structure), so the meaning 'a structure that can be readily adapted' is directly derivable from its parts. This adjective+noun pattern is common across languages and follows standard English composition, so a B1 learner who knows both words should understand the MWE.

Etymology

The term flexible framework comes from imagining a frame, the framework, made of bendy parts, the flexible part, that can move to fit different shapes. So a 'flexible framework' is a plan or system that can be changed easily to meet new needs.