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Frame Relay: Wideband, packet-based interface used to transmit bursts of data over a wide-area network. Seldom used for voice.

Open Cradle Frame: Motorcycle frame without tubes running under the engine. The engine unit bolts into place between the front downtube and the swingarm pivot area as a semi-stressed or stressed member.

Open Frame: A frame in which the bowler doesn't get a strike or a spare.

Open Reading Frame (ORF): The sequence of dna or rna located between the start-code sequence (initiation codon) and the stop-code sequence (termination codon).

Open Relay: An SMTP email server that allows outsiders to relay email messages that are neither for nor from local users. Often exploited by spammers and hackers.

Monocoque Frame: A motorcycle frame in which the structure is made as one unit from a sheet material (ie alloy or steel). It may also include bodywork or fuel container in the structure. A Grand Prix motorcy . . . View Full Definition

Masking Frame: Is an adjustable frame used to hold printing paper in position under the enlarger, also referred to as an enlarging easel.

Keyframe: In animation, the essential frames used to construct a character's movement. If the animation is computer aided, the animator designs the keyframes and the computer automatically generates t . . . View Full Definition

Internet Relay Chat (IRC): A facility that allows people -- from many different places in the world at one time -- to chat in real time. The chats, or forums, are typed remarks, and they can be either public or privat . . . View Full Definition

Keystone Frame: An American term to describe a diamond-type frame in which the engine serves as part of the structure.