Terminology

2185 terms, tools, patterns and metrics an architect is expected to use precisely. Each one gets a short explanation of what it is, and — where it matters — what it is commonly confused with. Search filters as you type; the column headers sort.

All areas2185 Architecture Fundamentals77 Distributed Systems107 Data Architecture110 Cloud Architecture89 Networking88 API & Integration Architecture82 Reliability & Resilience75 Observability70 Performance & Capacity Engineering72 Security Architecture81 Cost Architecture & FinOps66 Business Architecture67 Architecture Communication67 Enterprise Architecture66 Legacy Modernization66 AI-Era Architecture69 Software Architecture & Engineering71 Architecture Patterns71 Architecture Decision-Making63 The Architect's Meta-Skills61 Delivery & Release Engineering66 Platform Engineering & Developer Experience70 Testing & Quality Architecture66 Data Platform Architecture64 Streaming & Real-Time Data69 Data Governance & Semantics69 Frontend & Experience Architecture66 Edge, Mobile & IoT68 Regulatory & Data Protection Architecture65 Assurance, Audit & Model Risk64

Kind Any concept785 practice729 pattern362 metric125 case-study77 tool62 protocol45

5 terms shown.

Term	Kind	Topic	What it is
Executable Reference Architecture Service Template, Golden Path Template	pattern	Reference Architectures	A template that generates a working, compliant, observable, deployable service - replacing a reference document with something teams adopt because it is the fastest way to start.
Golden Path Paved Road, Service Template, Supported Path	pattern	Paved Roads	A generated, fully-configured starting point for a new service that arrives with observability, pipeline, identity, ownership and cost attribution already in place - making the compliant path the fastest one r…
Integration Log of Record Log as Source of Truth, Monolog Pattern	pattern	Enterprise Integration	An ordered, retained log that every consuming system reads from, replacing point-to-point integrations so that a new consumer can rebuild its entire view by replaying history instead of negotiating a back-fill.
Metadata-Driven Multi-Tenancy Shared-Table Multi-Tenancy, Metadata Schema	pattern	Application Architecture	Holding each tenant's custom structures as metadata rows over one shared physical schema, so that customisation needs no DDL and one upgrade reaches every tenant at once.
Paved Roads Golden Path	pattern	Paved Roads	A supported, opinionated default path that is the easiest way to do the right thing — governance by convenience rather than by mandate.