an architectural product or work the discipline dealing with the principles of design and construction and ornamentation of fine buildings; 'architecture and eloquence are mixed arts whose end is sometimes beauty and sometimes use' the profession of designing buildings and environments with consideration for their esthetic effect computer architecture: (computer science) the structure and organization of a computer's hardware or system software; 'the architecture of a computer's system software'
Architecture (from Latin, architectura and ultimately from Greek, 'a master builder', from αρχι- 'chiefs, leader' , 'builder, carpenter') is the art and science of designing buildings and structures.
Once the official magazine of the American Institute of Architects, Architecture magazine was one of the main journals on the subject until it folded in 2006 and was merged with a new title, Architect.
Design; the way components fit together to form a unified system. May be conceived of any complex system such as "software architecture" or "network architecture" [Free On-line Dictionary of Computing]. ...
The in-depth design of a chip or system.
A framework for organizing the planning and implementation of data resources. The set of data, processes, and technologies that an enterprise has selected for the creation and operation of information systems. ...
The design of the overall structure of a computer (hardware) system, software system, or network. Specifically, the design of how the components fit together. The architecture is the "high level" or "top level" design. ...
Refers to the way a system is designed and how the components are connected with each other. There are computer architectures, network architectures and software architectures.
The way something is built. Network architecture refers to the various ways a network can be put together or implemented.
(1) Organizational structure of a system or component. (2) The structure of components, their interrelationships, and the principles and guidelines governing their design and evolution.
Includes drawings and photos.
The overall structure, components, and interrelationships of a program.
The overall design of a computer in terms of its major components: memory, processing, I/O, and communication.
A specification that identifies components and their associated functionality, describes connectivity of components, and describes the mapping of functionality onto components. Architectures can be of different types, eg, hardware, software, or system, and can be domain-specific, eg, networking.
This term is often applied to overall system design, structure and components of software and hardware, its operating system or a network.
A strategic information asset base that defines the “business”, information necessary to operate the “business”, technologies necessary to support the “business”, and transitional processes for implementing new technologies in response to the changing needs of the “business”.
All the different kinds of buildings people construct.
A general term for the design and construction of computer systems, particularly hardware, but also operating systems and networks.
The built environment, the art and science of producing buildings and other structures.
The term 'technical architecture', refers to the core technologies deployed across a computing resource / network. ...
The manner in which hardware or software is structured. Architecture typically describes how the system or program is constructed, how it fits together, and the protocols and interfaces used for communication and cooperation among modules or components of the system. ...
significant historical and modern architecture: Taj Mahal, Leaning Tower of Pisa, Pyramids
a system description, including system components and how they interact.
Term that, tight only to the area of the development of a web site, indicates the organic, conceptual and technical structure under it has been created.
A description of all functional activities to be performed to achieve the desired mission, the system elements needed to perform the functions, and the designation of performance levels of those system elements. ...
The guidelines or blueprints that an agency follows in designing, acquiring, and implementing information technology solutions. Organizationally approved definitions, specifications, and standards are the primary components in an agency's information technology architecture.
The classification of a network, such as peer-to-peer or client/server.
The form, structure and topology of any physical or conceptual system made up of inter-related components. See acquisition architecture, information architecture.
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