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
Data Catalogue	tool	Data Catalog	A searchable inventory of data assets with their schemas, owners, lineage, quality signals and usage.
Lineage Coverage Harvest Coverage, Lineage Completeness Ratio	metric	Data Catalog	The share of known data assets whose upstream and downstream edges were successfully derived on the latest harvest, which is the only signal that separates an asset with no dependencies from one the parser cou…
Metadata Harvesting	practice	Data Catalog	Populating a catalogue automatically from the systems that hold the data, because anything requiring manual entry will be incomplete within a quarter.