architecture
the profession of designing buildings, open areas, communities, and other artificial constructions and environments, usually with some regard to aesthetic effect. Architecture often includes design or selection of furnishings and decorations, supervision of construction work, and the examination, restoration, or remodeling of existing buildings.
the character or style of building: the architecture of Paris; Romanesque architecture.
the action or process of building; construction.
the result or product of architectural work, as a building.
buildings collectively.
Computers. a fundamental underlying design of computer hardware, software, or both.
the structure of anything: the architecture of a novel.
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How to use architecture in a sentence
No, say Diane Hoskins and Andy Cohen, co-CEOs of Gensler, the world’s largest architecture firm.
Yes, Google still has BERT, which shares similar architecture with GPT-3.
What the commoditization of search engine technology with GPT-3 means for Google and SEO | Manick Bhan | August 21, 2020 | Search Engine WatchThis is due in large part to the maddening architecture of the system.
Florida’s Unemployment ‘Dream Team’ Helps 50K Tackle a Broken System | Joshua Eferighe | August 16, 2020 | OzyYou’ll want to start this process by building out a content map to define the information architecture.
Modern SEO strategy: Three tactics to support your efforts | Nick Chasinov | June 23, 2020 | Search Engine WatchThe “transformer” part refers to a neural network architecture introduced by Google in 2017.
OpenAI’s New Text Generator Writes Even More Like a Human | Vanessa Bates Ramirez | June 18, 2020 | Singularity Hub
“It fundamentally changes the architecture of forest canopies,” says Watson.
He completely disrupts not only the conception of architecture—but also the fabrication, the mise en oeuvre of architecture.
Nothing illustrates this more tangibly than his relentless campaign against modern architecture.
Imagining Prince Charles as King Makes All of Britain Wish They Could Leave Like Scotland | Clive Irving | September 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe introduction of AIMS in the 777 changed the architecture of the avionics on Boeing airliners.
MH370 Debris Is Lost Forever, Can the Plane Be Found Without It? | Clive Irving | September 7, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTCompared to the architecture of other prominent Pritzker winners, these works are of an almost foreign category.
In the foreground was a large house of two stories and no architecture whatever, although the roof was mercifully flat.
Ancestors | Gertrude AthertonThe mountains are covered with wood fit for fuel, mining, architecture, and machinery.
Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2) | Francis TrevithickBuilt of red sandstone, rich with sculptures and of graceful and harmonious architecture, there are few cathedrals more pleasing.
British Highways And Byways From A Motor Car | Thomas D. MurphyHampshire cottage architecture is peculiarly characteristic of the county.
The Portsmouth Road and Its Tributaries | Charles G. HarperA single pagoda, five stories high, reminded us of the peculiar character of Chinese architecture.
A Woman's Journey Round the World | Ida Pfeiffer
British Dictionary definitions for architecture
/ (ˈɑːkɪˌtɛktʃə) /
the art and science of designing and superintending the erection of buildings and similar structures
a style of building or structure: Gothic architecture
buildings or structures collectively
the structure or design of anything: the architecture of the universe
the internal organization of a computer's components with particular reference to the way in which data is transmitted
the arrangement of the various devices in a complete computer system or network
Derived forms of architecture
- architectural, adjective
- architecturally, adverb
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