<s>
A	O
microframework	B-Application
is	O
a	O
term	O
used	O
to	O
refer	O
to	O
minimalistic	O
web	B-Application
application	I-Application
frameworks	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
lacks	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
functionality	O
which	O
is	O
common	O
to	O
expect	O
in	O
a	O
full-fledged	O
web	B-Application
application	I-Application
framework	I-Application
,	O
such	O
as	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Typically	O
,	O
a	O
microframework	B-Application
facilitates	O
receiving	O
an	O
HTTP	O
request	O
,	O
routing	O
the	O
HTTP	O
request	O
to	O
the	O
appropriate	O
function	O
and	O
returning	O
an	O
HTTP	O
response	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microframeworks	B-Application
are	O
often	O
specifically	O
designed	O
for	O
building	O
the	O
APIs	O
for	O
another	O
service	O
or	O
application	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
Lumen	O
microframework	B-Application
is	O
designed	O
for	O
microservices	O
development	O
and	O
API	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
