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Definition of Architecture
1. Noun. An architectural product or work.
2. Noun. 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"
Generic synonyms: Bailiwick, Discipline, Field, Field Of Study, Study, Subject, Subject Area, Subject Field, Beaux Arts, Fine Arts
Terms within: Architectonics, Tectonics
Specialized synonyms: Landscape Architecture, Urban Planning, Interior Design
3. Noun. The profession of designing buildings and environments with consideration for their esthetic effect.
Examples of category: Cantilever, Terrace, Terrasse, Step, Rail, Air-condition, Air-cool, Seat, Reseat, Ramp, Crenel, Crenelate, Crenellate, Rafter, Gate, Machicolate, Sanitate
4. Noun. (computer science) the structure and organization of a computer's hardware or system software. "The architecture of a computer's system software"
Generic synonyms: Structure
Specialized synonyms: Cisc, Complex Instruction Set Computer, Complex Instruction Set Computing, Reduced Instruction Set Computer, Reduced Instruction Set Computing, Risc
Category relationships: Computer Science, Computing
Definition of Architecture
1. n. The art or science of building; especially, the art of building houses, churches, bridges, and other structures, for the purposes of civil life; -- often called civil architecture.
Definition of Architecture
1. Noun. The art and science of designing buildings and other structures. ¹
2. Noun. The profession of an architect. ¹
3. Noun. Any particular style of building design. ¹
4. Noun. A unifying structure. ¹
5. Noun. (computing) A specific model of a microchip or CPU. ¹
6. Noun. The structure and design of a system or product. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Architecture
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Medical Definition of Architecture
1. 1. The art or science of building; especially, the art of building houses, churches, bridges, and other structures, for the purposes of civil life; often called civil architecture. "Many other architectures besides Gothic." (Ruskin) 3. Construction, in a more general sense; frame or structure; workmanship. "The architecture of grasses, plants, and trees." (Tyndall) "The formation of the first earth being a piece of divine architecture." (Burnet) Military architecture, the art of fortifications. Naval architecture, the art of building ships. Origin: L. Architectura, fr. Architectus: cf. F. Architecture. See Architect. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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