architecture

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architecture

/ˈɑː.kɪˌtɛk.t͡ʃə/ UK
/ˈɑɹ.kɪˌtɛk.t͡ʃɚ/ Canada, US
/ˈɐː.kɪˌtek.t͡ʃə/ Australia
/ˈɐː.kəˌtek.t͡ʃə/ New Zealand

Where it comes from

Borrowed from French architecture, from Latin architectūra. Originally from architect, from Ancient Greek ἀρχιτέκτων (arkhitéktōn, “architect”, literally “arch builder, ext. chief builder, principal craftsman”).

noun architectures

countable, uncountable The art and science of designing and managing the construction of buildings and other structures, particularly if they are well proportioned and decorated. The architecture throughout NYC is amazing.
countable, uncountable Any particular style of building design.
countable, uncountable Construction, in a more general sense; frame or structure; workmanship. Our ſoules, whoſe faculties can comprehend The wondrous Architecture of the world: And meaſure euery wandring planets courſe, Still climing after knowledge infinite, […]
countable, uncountable A unifying structure.
countable, uncountable A family of CPUs sharing a common instruction set and having partial or full compatibility with software built on each other.
countable, uncountable A specific model of a microchip or CPU. The Intel architectures have more software written for them.
countable, uncountable The structure and design of a system or product. 2004, Prof P.C.P. Bhatt, (nptel.iitm.ac.in) Module 14: Unix Kernel Architecture The kernel runs the show, i.e. it manages all the operations in a Unix flavored environment. The kernel architecture must support the primary Unix requirements. These requirements fall in two categories namely, functions

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: structure, architectural, arch, edifice, framework, construction, building, fabric, architect, apparatus, mechanism, machinery, texture, device, structural, infrastructure

Translations

Every language

noun art and science of designing buildings and other structures

Español	arquitectura
한국어	건축 geonchuk, 건축학 geonchukhak
日本語	建築 kenchiku, 建築学 kenchikugaku
中文	建築 /建筑 jiànzhù, 建築學 /建筑学 jiànzhùxué
हिन्दी	वास्तुकला vāstukalā, स्थापत्य sthāpatya
Kiswahili	ujenzi, usanifu majengo
Português	arquitetura
Français	architecture
Deutsch	Architektur, Baustil
Italiano	architettura
Ελληνικά	αρχιτεκτονική architektonikí
Română	arhitectură
Русский	архитекту́ра arxitektúra, зо́дчество zódčestvo
Tiếng Việt	kiến trúc
العربية	هَنْدَسَة مِعْمَارِيَّة handasa miʕmāriyya, عِمَارَة ʕimāra
עברית	אַדְרִיכָלוּת adrikhalút, אַרְכִיטֶקְטוּרָה arxitekˈtura

noun computing: a family of CPUs sharing a common instruction set and having partial or full compatibility with software built on each other

日本語	アーキテクチャ

noun computing: a specific model of a microchip or CPU

日本語	アーキテクチャ

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@misc{architecture_2026,
  title = {architecture},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/architecture},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}