noun

• 1Computing
  A skeletal three-dimensional model in which only lines and vertices are represented.

  ‘A wireframe model of the segmented organ image is then generated to enable interactive, three-dimensional rendering of the selected organ.’

  More example sentences

  • ‘Site maps, content inventories, wireframes, scenarios, conceptual models - a large part of what we do is defined by how we document ideas and information.’
  • ‘Designers have the need to take page-by-page process into account when creating their wireframes, and developers should think beyond their task lists to visualize the system as a complete, smoothly operating whole.’
  • ‘Here she provides extremely practical information about different types of diagrams, storyboards, wireframes, and site maps to plan the site architecture.’
  • ‘We're in the wireframe stage of a new way of blogging, and we're extremely excited about that.’

  Synonyms

  sketch, rough, preliminary drawing, outline, delineation, tracing, artist's impression

  1. 1.1An image or set of images which displays the functional elements of a website or page, typically used for planning a site's structure and functionality.
     ‘The most advanced systems have multiple displays, some showing three-dimensional wire-frame graphics slowly turning in space.’
     More example sentences

     • ‘You also have your layout and visual design, greatly assisted through the use of wireframes.’
     • ‘For example, pair up designers and developers to jointly deliver a functional specification or wireframes.’
     • ‘Because DeepView displays only in wireframe, without depth cueing, stereo viewing will help you to carry out mouse functions precisely.’
     • ‘Using the wire frames, which contained the dimensional controls for the design, the engineers were able to place individual structural members into a computer model.’