Definitions

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  • noun computer graphics A visual model of an electronic representation of a three-dimensional object
  • noun web design A basic visual guide used to suggest the layout of fundamental elements in a web interface
  • verb computer graphics To generate a wireframe representation
  • verb web design To prepare a wireframe for a website

Etymologies

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wire +‎ frame

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Examples

  • The wireframe being called wireframe instead of 'handles' is bad.

    Discussions: Message List - root 2010

  • You can map out the structure for your website -- e.g. create your own "wireframe," which is to a website what a blueprint is to an architectural project -- at a cool new site called GoMockingbird which is very easy to use and inexpensive.

    David Henry Sterry: Does an Author Really Need a Website? Annik LaFarge on How to Be a More Effective Author Online David Henry Sterry 2011

  • You can map out the structure for your website -- e.g. create your own "wireframe," which is to a website what a blueprint is to an architectural project -- at a cool new site called GoMockingbird which is very easy to use and inexpensive.

    David Henry Sterry: Does an Author Really Need a Website? Annik LaFarge on How to Be a More Effective Author Online David Henry Sterry 2011

  • You can map out the structure for your website -- e.g. create your own "wireframe," which is to a website what a blueprint is to an architectural project -- at a cool new site called GoMockingbird which is very easy to use and inexpensive.

    The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com David Henry Sterry 2011

  • There should be some kind of wireframe or description of the functionality required.

    Planet PHP 2010

  • Here is a "wireframe" I put together to help visualize the various fields and Web Parts on the Tugboat home page:

    Site Home Jeremy Jameson 2010

  • They may not understand the term "wireframe" which is why I present it to them as a mock up.

    UX Magazine - Comments 2010

  • Hidden line rendering is a special kind of wireframe where you only see the lines that define the visible parts of the objects.

    2BakSa.Net 2009

  • The vast majority of silicon creatures are created as "wireframe" metal layers on a silicon dioxide surface.

    unknown title 2009

  • Hidden line rendering is a special kind of wireframe where you only see the lines that define the visible parts of the objects.

    News 2009

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