scaffolding
verb
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To set up a scaffolding; to surround a building with scaffolding.
To sustain; to provide support for.
To dispose of the bodies of the dead on a scaffold or raised platform, as by some Native American tribes.
noun
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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.
Source code etc. that is incomplete and serves as a basis for further development.
Any framework or support.