scaffolding

IPA: skˈæfʌɫdɪŋ

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.
(programming) Source code etc. that is incomplete and serves as a basis for further development.
(figurative) Any framework or support.

Examples of "scaffolding" in Sentences

Usually some part of college is swathed in scaffolding, or blocked off.
Many nearby house fronts were submerged in scaffolding and could barely be seen.
I travelled there specifically to see this clock, only to find it draped in scaffolding!
– Encased in scaffolding and bursting from a sweater they are the very apex of temptation.
The scaffolding is is an old B movie plot with traditional chase scenes, a secret identity and a female in peril.
Peter Gray, a psychologist at Boston College, points out that older kids are uniquely able to provide support -- often referred to as "scaffolding" -- for younger kids in mixed-age play.
Old Yankee Stadium, at left, is shrouded in scaffolding and left silent while the the new Yankee Stadium, right, is basking in the late afternoon sun on the right and helping to play host to the 2009 World Series.