Suggest an editImprove this articleRefine the answer for “Why is Angular called a framework, not a library?”. Your changes go to moderation before they’re published.Approval requiredContentWhat you’re changing🇺🇸EN🇺🇦UAPreviewTitle (EN)Short answer (EN)**A framework** (unlike a library) defines the architecture of the entire application and takes over managing its lifecycle: Angular is not simply added to a project, it builds the project around itself. **Key point:** Angular is a framework because it controls the entire development process, sets the architecture, and manages the application, rather than simply helping with a single task.Shown above the full answer for quick recall.Answer (EN)ImageAngular is called a framework, not a library, because it defines the architecture of the entire application and takes over managing its lifecycle. It is not simply added to a project - it builds the project around itself. --- ### Here's how a framework differs from a library: | Characteristic | Framework (e.g., Angular) | Library (e.g., React) | |---|---|---| | Who controls the flow | **The framework controls you** | **You control the library** | | Architecture | Set from the start | You decide yourself | | Lifecycle | Controlled by the framework | You call methods manually | | Scope | The whole project structure | Individual parts of the interface | --- ### Why Angular is a framework: 1. **It dictates the application's structure**: components, modules, services, routes, and so on - all subject to its rules. 2. **It manages the components' lifecycle itself**, along with event handling, data binding, and dependencies. 3. **It has everything "inside"**: router, HTTP client, forms, validation, DI, testing - nothing to look for separately. 4. **You don't need to decide how to wire everything together** - Angular has already decided for you. --- ### In one sentence **Angular is a framework because it controls the entire development process, sets the architecture, and manages the application, rather than simply helping with a single task.**For the reviewerNote to the moderator (optional)Visible only to the moderator. Helps review go faster.