architecture

architecture
noun Date: 1555 1. the art or science of building; specifically the art or practice of designing and building structures and especially habitable ones 2. a. formation or construction resulting from or as if from a conscious act <
the architecture of the garden
>
b. a unifying or coherent form or structure <
the novel lacks architecture
>
3. architectural product or work 4. a method or style of building 5. the manner in which the components of a computer or computer system are organized and integrated

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