Glossary
In this glossary, you will find a set of terms we have defined and reused extensively in our white papers. We have tried to use as few terms as possible. When several terms relate to the same concept, we define only one term and add the others as synonyms.
- Architecture
· “Enterprise Architecture” has a specific meaning (see below).
· When we use the word “Architecture” alone it means what allows or helps Sharing or Reuse: by
extension, also includes what is Shared or Reused.
· To avoid confusion, we prefer to use “Global Model” rather than Architecture to identify the
different Maps which help understand EA
Architecture is used with many different meanings:
· For “data Architecture”: see Data Model
· For “infrastructure Architecture” (Computer Configurations, Hardware Architecture, Middleware
Architecture, network Architecture, Platform Architecture, Portal Architecture, System
Architecture, Transactional Architecture, Web Architecture): see Actor Model
· For “integration Architecture”: see Transformation Model
· For “logical Architecture”: see Operation Model
· For Maps (such as Block Cartography): see Global Model
· For Reusable Component Architecture, SOA Architecture or Service Architecture: see Reused
Model
· For Organization Architecture: see Actor Model
· For software Architecture: see Operation Model and Transformation Model
· System Architecture: see Operation Architecture
· Approach and Tools: see Transformation Model
Most of the concepts developped on this website are further developped in our white papers. You can download any white paper freely. Please do not re-use without explicit permission.
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