Wireframe vs Layout - What's the difference?
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(computer graphics) A visual model of an electronic representation of a three-dimensional object
*{{quote-book, 2001, Philip D. Rufe, Fundamentals of Manufacturing
, passage=A wireframe is transparent in nature, requiring some skill and expertise in interpreting the model.}}
(web design) A basic visual guide used to suggest the layout of fundamental elements in a web interface
*{{quote-book, 2003, Andrew Chak, Submit Now: Designing Persuasive Web Sites
, passage=Wireframes should be simple sketches that you can quickly revise and not get attached to.}}
(computer graphics) To generate a representation
*{{quote-book, 2003, , Idoru
, passage=She'd barely wireframed it, here, and there was no there there, no interiority. }}
(web design) To prepare a for a website
*{{quote-book, 2006, Daniel M. Brown, Communicating Design
, passage=There are a few lists you should make before you start wireframing .}}
A structured arrangement of items within certain s.
A plan for such arrangement.
The act of laying out something.
(publishing) The process of arranging editorial content, advertising, graphics and other information to fit within certain constraints.
(engineering) A map or a drawing of a construction site showing the position of roads, buildings or other constructions.
(electronics) A specification of an integrated circuit showing the position of the physical components that will implement the schematic in silicon.
As nouns the difference between wireframe and layout
is that wireframe is a visual model of an electronic representation of a three-dimensional object while layout is a structured arrangement of items within certain limits.As a verb wireframe
is to generate a wireframe representation.wireframe
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Alternative forms
* wire frame * wire-frameNoun
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See also
*(Wire-frame model) *(Website wireframe)Verb
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