scaffolding

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

scaffolding
    n 1: a system of scaffolds [syn: {scaffolding}, {staging}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Scaffolding \Scaf"fold*ing\, n.
   1. A scaffold; a supporting framework; as, the scaffolding of
      the body. --Pope.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. Materials for building scaffolds.
      [1913 Webster]