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scaffolding

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noun
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As a noun, scaffolding means a temporary modular system of tubes (or formerly wood) forming a framework used to support people and material in the construction or repair of buildings and other large structures.

Meanings of scaffolding

3 meanings

noun

  1. A temporary modular system of tubes (or formerly wood) forming a framework used to support people and material in the construction or repair of buildings and other large structures.

  2. programmingSource code etc. that is incomplete and serves as a basis for further development.

  3. figurativeAny framework or support.

verb

Present participle of scaffold

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

Synonyms by meaning

noun: a system of scaffolds
staging

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