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AH020387 Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary

Frame of reference

Does frame in frame of reference mean 'source' or 'an enclosed specified boundary'

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If it means neither then what does it mean?
  

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I take "frame of reference" as a fixed expression, or possibly an idiom. It defines (or specifies) the parameters of a discussion or inquiry or statement. A particular set of parameters may have a name, so that you don't have to specify the individual items.

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  • I take "frame of reference" as a fixed expression, or possibly an idiom.
  • It defines (or specifies) the parameters of a discussion or inquiry or statement.
  • A particular set of parameters may have a name, so that you don't have to specify the individual items.
  • We will be discussing computer programming today, using the Cobol language as a frame of reference.
  • You might say it specifies the boundaries, but to me it comprises the material within those boundaries.
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I take "frame of reference" as a fixed expression, or possibly an idiom. It defines (or specifies) the parameters of a discussion or inquiry or statement.
A particular set of parameters may have a name, so that you don't have to specify the individual items.

We will be discussing computer programming today, using the Cobol language as a frame of reference.

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