wireframe

British

/ ˈwaɪəˌfreɪm /

noun

a visual representation of the structure of a web page

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A brief two-minute teaser shows a computer-generated Pikachu running through a wireframe version of a city.

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2024

A green wireframe model covers an actor's lower face during the creation of a synthetic facial reanimation video, known alternatively as a deepfake, in London, Britain February 12, 2019.

From Reuters • Dec. 13, 2021

Canvas AOD 2.0: The app lets that you create a wireframe image on your lockscreen, based on your wallpaper, is back with more functionality.

From The Verge • Oct. 4, 2021

It detailed al-Baghdadi’s rise in the terror group and his origins as a "religious scholar with wireframe glasses."

From Fox News • Oct. 28, 2019

I envied the blind brothers, navigating a mercifully detail-free topography; the world in wireframe.

From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs

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