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

4 terms shown.

Term	Kind	Topic	What it is
Access Geography Access as Transfer, Remote Viewing	concept	Cross-Border Transfer	The recognition that viewing data from another jurisdiction is a cross-border transfer, which makes access control and the location of the people using it a transfer control.
Cross-Border Transfer Mechanism SCCs, Adequacy Decision, Transfer Impact Assessment	concept	Cross-Border Transfer	The legal basis required to move personal data from one jurisdiction to another, and the architectural evidence needed to support it.
Transfer Mechanism	concept	Cross-Border Transfer	The specific legal instrument permitting personal data to leave a jurisdiction, which must exist per flow and which architecture must make identifiable.
Unintentional Transfer Incidental Transfer, Shadow Data Flow	concept	Cross-Border Transfer	Personal data crossing a jurisdictional boundary through a path nobody classified as a transfer - telemetry, support access, backups, or a processor's staff - which is what audits actually find.