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
Common-Cause Risk Shared Dependency Risk, Correlated Risk Cluster	concept	Risk Assessment Methods	Several separately scored risks that all fire on the same underlying event, so a register scoring them independently ranks one large loss as a set of medium ones and funds none of them.
Quantified Risk Estimate	practice	Risk Assessment Methods	Expressing a risk as a probability distribution over financial loss rather than as a colour, which makes risks comparable and mitigations arguable on cost.
Risk Assessment Methods	practice	Risk Assessment Methods	Structured ways to identify and prioritise what could go wrong — where the value is the conversation and the ranking, not the number.