scaffolding

/S K AE1 F AH0 L D IH0 NG/

verb

1
To set up a scaffolding; to surround a building with scaffolding.
2
To sustain; to provide support for.
3
To dispose of the bodies of the dead on a scaffold or raised platform, as by some Native American tribes.

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
Source code etc. that is incomplete and serves as a basis for further development.
3
Any framework or support.

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