1) a complete video image; 2) in computerized instruction, usually taken as the material shown at one time on screen; with greater use of animation and interactive screens, the term is also used to mean a logical sequence of images treated as a unit in the instructional design.

A single, complete picture in video or film recording. A video frame consists of two interlaced fields of either 525 lines (NTSC) or 625 lines (PAL/SECAM), running at 30 frames per second (NTSC) or 25 frames per second (PAL/SECAM).

One complete screen in a video image. A single frame is related to a single picture or a single photograph. By combining multiple frames in rapid succession, the illusion of motion is created. In the movies, 24 frames pass by every second. On television, there are 30 frames displayed each second.