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architect noun [ ˈɑːkɪtɛkt ]

• a person who designs buildings and in many cases also supervises their construction.
• "the great Norman architect of Durham Cathedral"
Similar: designer, planner, builder, building consultant, draughtsman,
• a person who designs hardware, software, or networking applications and services of a specified type for a business or other organization.
• "we are seeking an experienced software architect to join our scientific computing team"

architect verb

• design and configure (a program or system).
• "few software packages were architected with Ethernet access in mind"
Origin: mid 16th century: from French architecte, from Italian architetto, via Latin from Greek arkhitektōn, from arkhi- ‘chief’ + tektōn ‘builder’.


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