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語源

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.

名詞

wireframe (plural wireframes)

1. (computer graphics) A visual model of an electronic representation of a three-dimensional object as defined geometrically by line segments.

   Hypernym: model

   Coordinate term: solid model

   • 2001, Philip D. Rufe, Fundamentals of Manufacturing‎, →ISBN, page 153:

     A wireframe is transparent in nature, requiring some skill and expertise in interpreting the model.

2. (web design) A basic visual guide used to suggest the layout of fundamental elements in a web interface.

   Hypernym: mock-up

   • 2003, Andrew Chak, Submit Now: Designing Persuasive Web Sites‎, →ISBN, page 306:

     Wireframes should be simple sketches that you can quickly revise and not get attached to.

参考

Further reading

• Wire-frame model on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Website wireframe on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

動詞

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

1. (computer graphics) To generate a wireframe representation
   • 2003, William Gibson, Idoru‎, page 35:

     She'd barely wireframed it, here, and there was no there there, no interiority.

2. (web design) To prepare a wireframe for a website
   • 2006, Daniel M. Brown, Communicating Design‎, →ISBN, page 290:

     There are a few lists you should make before you start wireframing.

派生語

• wireframed
• wireframer