architecture
noun [ U ]
uk/ˈɑːkɪtektʃər/ us PROPERTY
the job or activity of designing buildings:
He earned a master's degree in architecture.
PROPERTY
a particular type of building:
environmentally sustainable architecture
IT
the design and structure of a computer system, which controls what equipment can be connected to it and what software can operate on it:
hardware/software architecture Their software architecture is good and they continue to show good growth.
the structure of an organization, which influences the relationship between its parts and employees:
He regards this as an opportunity to deliver a radical new departmental architecture.
See also
information architecture