Term: Framework
A collection of cooperating service genres within a domain. A vocabulary of components (e.g., service genre, service expression and reference model) used to model concepts and behaviours within a domain or to create a particular type of infrastructure (system or environment). Associated with the vocabulary is the grammar or language used to describe how the elements are combined or constrained to create systems and environments. Note that the grammars and languages are used to describe the reference models and service descriptions.
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