Architecture

• 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"
• The term architecture can be used to mean a process, a profession or documentation.
• 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.
• The term musical form refers to two related concepts: *the type of composition (for example, a musical work can have the form of a symphony, a concerto, or other generic type -- see Multi-movement forms below) *the structure of a particular piece (for example, a piece can be written in binary ...
• The art and science of designing buildings and other structures; A specific model of a microchip or CPU; The structure and design of a system or ...
• architect - someone who creates plans to be used in making something (such as buildings)
• The Architect is a 2006 film in which architect Leo Waters (Anthony LaPaglia) is confronted by angry residents of a housing complex he designed. ...
• The Architect is a fictional character appearing in the last two films of the Matrix trilogy, created by the Wachowski brothers. The character is played by Helmut Bakaitis. He also makes an appearance in the MMORPG The Matrix Online. ...
• The Architect Rational is one of the 16 role variants of the Keirsey Temperament Sorter. David Keirsey originally described the Architect role variant; however, the very brief personality descriptions of Isabel Myers contributed to its creation. ...
• An architect is a licensed individual who leads a design team in the planning and design of buildings and participates in oversight of building construction. The word "architect" comes from Latin architectus, which in turn derives from Greek arkhitekton (arkhi, chief + tekton, builder") . ...
• The Architect - The Keys to the Kingdom is a fantasy-adventure book series, written by Garth Nix, started in 2003 with Mister Monday. The series follows the story of Arthur Penhaligon and his charge as the Rightful Heir of the Architect to claim the Seven Keys to the Kingdom and the seven demesnes of the House.
• Architect - The Elders of the Universe are a group of fictional characters that appear in the Marvel Universe. Each is the last survivor of forgotten races from billions of years ago.
• Architect (formely known as Found Dead Hanging) (not to be confused with Architects, a UK band of the same genre, or The Architects) is a political American technical metal/mathcore band from Syracuse, New York and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
• architect - A professional who designs buildings or other structures, or who prepares plans and superintends construction; A person who plans, devises or ...
• The organizational structure of a system or component, their relationships, and the principles and guidelines governing their design and evolution over time. (IEEE 610.12)
• The structure or structures of the system, which comprise software elements, the externally visible properties of those elements, and the relationships among them.
• The Prius uses a parallel gasoline/electric power train, which means the car can run on electric power alone at low speeds (and shut off the gas engine at stops), accounting for its high city mileage. The architecture incorporates two motor generators mounted within the transaxle. ...
• overall structure of the software
• architect - A person who normally functions as a creator, coordinator, author of the drawings and specifications and the general administrator of construction.
• architect - One who has completed a course of study in building and design, and is licensed by the state as an architect. One who draws up plans.
• Design; the way components fit together. May be conceived of any complex system such as "software architecture" or "network architecture" [Free On-line Dictionary of Computing]. ...
• architect - A licensed professional who designs homes, buildings and other structures.
• The overall design of a computer in terms of its major components: memory, processing, I/O, and communication.
• Those characteristics of a network, operating system and/or application program which facilitate information interchange. May refer to either hardware or software or a combination of both.
• A framework within which a system can be built. Requirements dictate what functionality the architecture must satisfy. An architecture functionally defines what the pieces of the system are and the information that is exchanged between them. ...
• The boundary or interface between two successive sets of subsystems.
• architect - A designation reserved, usually by law, for a person or organization professionally qualified and duly licensed to perform architectural services.
• Includes drawings and photos.
• The overall structure, components, and interrelationships of a program.
• A strategic information asset base that defines the business, information necessary to operate the business, technologies necessary to ...
• establishes the requirements, direction, and structure for the business and the supporting information systems.
• 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.
• All the different kinds of buildings people construct.
• An enterprise-wide architecture is a logically consistent set of principles that guide the design and development of an organization's information systems and technology infrastructure.
• 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.
• A general term for the design and construction of computer systems, particularly hardware, but also operating systems and networks.
• Some of Japan's major architectural landmarks are introduced, together with recent waterfront and suburban developments that contribute to a congenial existence.

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