Framing
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The term framing can have several possible meanings:
- the act of creating (or using) a picture frame, as in framing a photo
- framing (construction), the most common carpentry work
- frameup, the incrimination of a scapegoat in place of the perpetrator of a crime
- framing (telecommunication), where it relates to synchronization
- framing (World Wide Web), where it relates to the use of multiple panes within a web page
- Verb framing, a concept in linguistics
- a framing punch in boxing
It may also refer to the following similar or identical concepts:
- framing (economics), the manner in which a rational choice problem is presented
- framing (communication theory), terminology used in communication theory and sociology, where it relates to the contextual presentation of media content. See also Frame analysis, a social theory that incorporates framing
- framing (psychology), the influence of the format or wording of a question on its answer