Terminology

991 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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Term	Kind	Topic	What it is
Remote Module Loading	pattern	Module Federation	Importing code from another application's build at runtime, with the versioning, availability and failure questions that a normal import does not have.