Terminology

2225 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 areas2225 Architecture Fundamentals77 Distributed Systems107 Data Architecture110 Cloud Architecture94 Networking88 API & Integration Architecture82 Reliability & Resilience75 Observability70 Performance & Capacity Engineering72 Security Architecture86 Cost Architecture & FinOps71 Business Architecture67 Architecture Communication67 Enterprise Architecture66 Legacy Modernization71 AI-Era Architecture74 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 Architecture69 Streaming & Real-Time Data69 Data Governance & Semantics74 Frontend & Experience Architecture66 Edge, Mobile & IoT68 Regulatory & Data Protection Architecture65 Assurance, Audit & Model Risk69

Kind Any concept801 practice736 pattern377 metric127 case-study77 tool62 protocol45

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Term	Kind	Topic	What it is
Model Inventory AI Register, Model Registry, Deployed Model Catalogue	practice	Model Risk Management	A complete record of every model deployed in the organisation with its owner, purpose, risk tier and review date - the precondition for any AI governance, and the thing most organisations do not have.
Model Inventory Model Register, AI System Register	practice	Model Risk Management	A maintained register of every model making or informing decisions - the prerequisite without which no other model governance control can be applied.
Model Risk Management MRM, SR 11-7	practice	Model Risk Management	The discipline of governing the risk that a model is wrong, is used incorrectly, or is applied outside the conditions it was built for.