Requirements, stories & service design · Core
Wireframe
Also called: low-fidelity layout
ELI5
A simple sketch of how a screen is arranged.
Used in conversation
“Review the wireframe before visual styling.”
Definition
A low-detail representation of interface structure and content hierarchy.
Here “Wireframe” means: A low-detail representation of interface structure and content hierarchy.
Pitch context
You will see “Wireframe” in product strategy decks, roadmaps, experiments and architecture reviews when the discussion reaches requirements, stories & service design.
Why it matters: It helps a reader interpret requirements, stories & service design without confusing the measure, decision, role or evidence being discussed.
Sources & evidence · 2
Supporting source families. This entry is an editorial synthesis rather than a quotation from one canonical glossary.
- Scrum Guides — The Scrum Guide — official current versionSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-16
- National Institute of Standards and Technology — Computer Security Resource Center GlossarySupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-16