architecture

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Related terms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 See also 2 French 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Pronunciation 2.3 Noun 2.3.1 Related terms

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From French, from Latin architectura

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architecture (countable and uncountable; plural architectures)

1. The art and science of designing buildings and other structures.

   The architecture throughout NYC is amazing.

2. The profession of an architect.
3. Any particular style of building design.
4. A unifying structure.
5. (computing) A specific model of a microchip or CPU.

   The Intel architectures have more software written for them.

6. The structure and design of a system or product.

   The architecture of the company's billing system is designed to support its business goals.

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• architectonic

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Appendix:Glossary of architecture

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From Latin architectura

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architecture f. (plural architectures)

1. architecture

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• architecte
• architectural
• architecturer