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wireframe

wireframe noun: a visual model of an electronic representation of a three-dimensional object as defined geometrically by line segments.

wireframe: a visual model of an electronic representation of a three-dimensional object as defined...
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Noun

wireframe (plural wireframes)

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

Verb

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

  1. To generate a wireframe representation
    • She'd barely wireframed it, here, and there was no there there, no interiority.2003, William Gibson, Idoru, page 35
  2. To prepare a wireframe for a website
    • There are a few lists you should make before you start wireframing.2006, Daniel M. Brown, Communicating Design, →ISBN, page 290

Forms of wireframe

Noun
pluralwireframes
alternative formwire frame
alternative formwire-frame
Verb
third-person singular presentwireframes
present participlewireframing
past participlewireframed
pastwireframed

Origin of wireframe

From wire + frame. The figurative use is extended from the literal (pre-computing and non-computing) concept of a wire frame, a frame made of wire.

Words formed from wireframe

Questions about wireframe

What does wireframe mean?
Wireframe means a visual model of an electronic representation of a three-dimensional object as defined geometrically by line segments.
What part of speech is wireframe?
Wireframe can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of wireframe?
The plural of wireframe is wireframes.

Words near wireframe in the dictionary

  1. wiredrawn
  2. wiredraws
  3. wiredrew
  4. wireform
  5. wireforms
  6. wireframe
  7. wireframed
  8. wireframer
  9. wireframers
  10. wireframes
  11. wireframing

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Adapted from Wiktionary: wireframe (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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