A frame is a structural element that supports or encloses something. In its most basic sense, it refers to a wooden or metal structure designed to hold canvas or paper for painting or drawing on. However, the term can also be used more broadly to refer to any type of border or boundary that defines an area or object. For example, in photography and filmmaking, a frame is one of the individual images that make up a motion picture or series of still photographs. In computer graphics, a frame refers to one of the individual images that make up an animated sequence.