Terminology

454 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.

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Kind Any concept166 practice107 pattern93 case-study26 tool26 protocol22 metric14

3 terms shown.

Term	Kind	Topic	What it is
GraphQL	protocol	API & Integration	A query language and runtime where the client specifies exactly which fields it needs, against a typed schema, usually via a single endpoint.
gRPC	protocol	API & Integration	A contract-first RPC framework using Protocol Buffers over HTTP/2, with generated clients and servers and first-class streaming.
REST RESTful API	protocol	API & Integration	An architectural style for APIs built on resources identified by URLs, manipulated with uniform HTTP methods, and stateless requests.