wireframe

plural wireframes · alternative wire frame · alternative wire-frame

1. computer graphicsA 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. computingA 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

present singular third person wireframes · participle present wireframing · participle past wireframed · past wireframed · alternative wire frame · alternative wire-frame

1. computer graphicsTo 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. computingTo 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