Terminology

2240 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 areas2240 Architecture Fundamentals77 Distributed Systems107 Data Architecture110 Cloud Architecture94 Networking88 API & Integration Architecture82 Reliability & Resilience80 Observability75 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 Architecture71 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 concept806 practice738 pattern379 metric133 case-study77 tool62 protocol45

3 terms shown.

Term	Kind	Topic	What it is
Business Glossary	tool	Business Glossary	An agreed set of business term definitions, owned by the business and linked to the physical data assets that implement them.
Glossary Term Half-Life Definition Decay Rate, Term Attestation Age	metric	Business Glossary	The time after which half a glossary's definitions no longer match the SQL that implements them, measured by sampling rather than assumed, and used to set the review budget a glossary can actually afford.
Term Definition Ownership	practice	Business Glossary	Assigning one accountable owner per business term, so that a disagreement about meaning has a route to resolution rather than a standing argument.