Automation Framework defines the concepts of Data Flow Results Flow
Execution Methods Recovery Error Handling Mechanisms Pre-Execution Setup
Post-Execution Aspects Mail Configurations etc

In simple framework is your procedure / process on how and where your input
should come from for your script and where your output has to be stored and in
what format etc..

List of frameworks

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1. Keyword Driven Framework

2. Data Driven Framework

3. Functional Decomposition Framework

4. Hybrid Framework

5. Modular Framework

6. Functional Decomposition Framework

7. Table Driven Framework etc..

Any new inventions or additions to the already existing frameworks can be
given a new framework name. Its not a mandate only the above list of frameworks
should be used.

Rejoice :)

Daisy