Frame (World Wide Web)

In the context of a web browser, a frame is a part of a web page or browser window which displays content independent of its container, with the ability to load content independently. The HTML or media elements in a frame may come from a web site distinct from the site providing the enclosing content. This practice, known as framing,^[1] is today often regarded as a violation of same-origin policy.

In HTML, a frameset is a group of named frames to which web pages and media can be directed; an iframe provides for a frame to be placed inside the body of a document.

Since the early 2000s, concern for usability and accessibility has motivated diminished use of framesets and the HTML5 standard does not support them.

^ "Connecting to Other Websites". 2 April 2013. What makes framing different is that instead of taking the user to the linked website, the information from that website is imported into the original page and displayed in a special "frame". Technically, when you're viewing framed information, your computer is connected to the site doing the framing—not the site whose page appears in the frame.

[1] "Connecting to Other Websites". 2 April 2013. What makes framing different is that instead of taking the user to the linked website, the information from that website is imported into the original page and displayed in a special "frame". Technically, when you're viewing framed information, your computer is connected to the site doing the framing—not the site whose page appears in the frame.

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