computer architecture

1. (noun) (computer science) the structure and organization of a computer's hardware or system software
Related Words: CISC, RISC, architecture, complex instruction set computer, complex instruction set computing, reduced instruction set computer, reduced instruction set computing, structure

2. (noun) the art of assembling logical elements into a computing device; the specification of the relation between parts of a computer system
Related Words: spec, specification



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