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

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Term	Kind	Topic	What it is
Key-Custodian Separation Token Vault Separation, Split-Custody Pseudonymisation	pattern	Pseudonymisation	Keeping the mapping or key that re-identifies pseudonymised data in a system with a different access path from the data itself - so a breach of the analytical store yields behaviour without people.
Pseudonymisation	practice	Pseudonymisation	Replacing identifying fields with a reference so records cannot be attributed to a person without separately held additional information.
Quasi-Identifier Set Indirect Identifiers, Re-identification Vector	concept	Pseudonymisation	The combination of attributes that singles out an individual even after direct identifiers are removed - which is why deleting names and ids does not anonymise a dataset, and why free text and behavioural hist…
Re-Identification Risk	concept	Pseudonymisation	The probability that pseudonymised data can be linked back to individuals, which is what keeps such data within the scope of data protection law.