architecture

noun

1. an architectural product or work

   noun.artifact

   Source: WordNet 3.0

2. the discipline dealing with the principles of design and construction and ornamentation of fine buildings

   noun.cognition

   Examples

   Architecture and eloquence are mixed arts whose end is sometimes beauty and sometimes use.

   Source: WordNet 3.0

3. the profession of designing buildings and environments with consideration for their esthetic effect

   noun.act

   Source: WordNet 3.0

4. (computer science) the structure and organization of a computer's hardware or system software

   noun.attribute

   Examples

   The architecture of a computer's system software.

   Synonyms computer architecture

   Source: WordNet 3.0

5. 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 <i>civil architecture</i>.

   noun

   Source: webster1913