architecture

noun

The art and science of designing and managing the construction of buildings and other structures, particularly if they are well proportioned and decorated.

Any particular style of building design.

Construction, in a more general sense; frame or structure; workmanship.

The structure and design of a system or product.

(computing) A family of CPUs sharing a common instruction set and having partial or full compatibility with software built on each other.

(computing) A specific model of a microchip or CPU.

A unifying structure.

Roots

arkhosarch- · Greek · chief, ruler tekton-tect · Greek · builder

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