computer architecture
noun
Simple meaning
The conceptual structure around which a given computer is designed.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
kəmpˈjutɚˈɑɹkətɛktʃɚ
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Definition
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noun
computer hardware
The conceptual structure around which a given computer is designed.
computer hardware
The science of computer design.
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: (computer hardware) The conceptual structure around which a given computer is designed.
Used this way, computer architecture is a specialist word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. This is a computing use: it carries a fixed technical meaning inside software and systems work.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Specialist/technical
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Specialized
- Connotation
- Clinical and technical
- Usage feel
- Technical and specialized
Where it naturally appears
- Technology
- Technical/specialist writing
- Business/professional
Usage note
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