Framework and Method

noun

• A hypothetical description of a complex entity or process.
  • usage: "the computer program was based on a model of the circulatory and respiratory systems"
  • synonyms: model, theoretical account
• The underlying structure.
  • usage: "providing a factual framework for future research"; "it is part of the fabric of society"
  • synonyms: fabric
• A structure supporting or containing something. .

• (n.) The work of framing or the completed work; the frame or constructional part of anything; as, the framework of society.
• (n.) Work done in or by means of, a frame or loom.

noun

• A way of doing something, especially a systematic way; implies an orderly logical arrangement (usually in steps. )
• An acting technique introduced by Stanislavsky in which the actor recalls emotions or reactions from his or her own life and uses them to identify with the character being portrayed.
  • synonyms: method acting

• (n.) An orderly procedure or process; regular manner of doing anything; hence, manner; way; mode; as, a method of teaching languages; a method of improving the mind.
• (n.) Orderly arrangement, elucidation, development or classification; clear and lucid exhibition; systematic arrangement peculiar to an individual.
• (n.) Classification; a mode or system of classifying natural objects according to certain common characteristics; as, the method of Theophrastus; the method of Ray; the Linnaean method.