Scaffold

/ˈskæfəld/ noun/verb

Definition

A temporary structure that provides support during construction or development. As a verb, it means to provide a framework or support system that can be gradually removed as independence is achieved.

Etymology

From Old French 'eschafaud' meaning 'platform,' originally referring to execution platforms. The educational metaphor emerged in the 1970s from Vygotsky's work, comparing learning support to construction scaffolding.

Kelly Says

The beautiful irony of scaffolding is that its success is measured by its eventual removal - the best scaffolds make themselves obsolete by enabling what they support to become self-sufficient!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ስካፎልድ
skefold
ARالعربية
سقالة
saqala
BNবাংলা
স্কাফোল্ডিং
scafolding
CACatalà
scaffolding
scaffolding
CSČeština
lešení
lɛʃɪɲi
DADansk
stilads
stilæs
DEDeutsch
Gerüst
ɡəʁʏst
ELΕλληνικά
σκαλωσιές
skalosies
ESEspañol
andamio
andamio
FAفارسی
سکافلد
skefeld
FISuomi
scaffolding
scaffolding
FRFrançais
échafaudage
eʃofoʒaʒ
GUGU
સ્કાફોલ્ડિંગ
scafolding
HAHA
scaffolding
scaffolding
HEעברית
סַכָּף
sakaf
HIहिन्दी
सcaffolding
scaffolding
HUMagyar
állvány
aːllvaːɲ
IDBahasa Indonesia
scaffolding
scaffolding
IGIG
scaffolding
scaffolding
ITItaliano
impalcatura
impalkatura
JA日本語
足場
ashiba
KKKK
сcaffolding
scaffolding
KMKM
ស្កាហ្វហ្វ័ល
skevfol
KO한국어
작업대
jag-eopdae
MRMR
स्काफोल्डिंग
scafolding
MSBahasa Melayu
scaffolding
scaffolding
MYမြန်မာ
စကားဖိုး
saka phoe
NLNederlands
steiger
stɛɪɣər
NONorsk
stilling
stilɪŋ
PAPA
ਸਕਾਫੋਲਡਿੰਗ
scafolding
PLPolski
rusztowanie
ruʃtɔvɲe
PTPortuguês
andaime
ɐ̃dɐ̃jmi
RORomână
schele
ʃele
RUРусский
леса
lesa
SVSvenska
ställning
stɛl.niŋ
SWKiswahili
scaffolding
scaffolding
TAதமிழ்
படிக்கட்டு
padikkattu
TEతెలుగు
స్కాఫోల్డింగ్
scafolding
THไทย
สcaffolding
scaffolding
TLTL
scaffolding
scaffolding
TRTürkçe
iskele
iskele
UKУкраїнська
леса
lesa
URاردو
سcaffold
scaffold
VITiếng Việt
giàn giáo
zian giao
YOYO
scaffolding
scaffolding
ZH中文
脚手架
jiǎo shǒu jià
ZUZU
iscaffolding
iscaffolding

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