architectures

plural of architecture
as in frameworks
the arrangement of parts that gives something its basic form the nonlinear architecture of the novel reflects a postmodern sensibility

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Recent Examples of architectures The limited speed and high power consumption of traditional memory architectures have long slowed the growth of AI systems. Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2025 Even using the same combination can produce entirely different architectures. Stavroula Alina Kampouri, The Conversation, 9 Oct. 2025 Superconducting circuits are one of the leading architectures for quantum computers, used by companies such as Google and IBM and by researchers around the world. Dan Garisto, Scientific American, 7 Oct. 2025 Mayor and Queloz had been expecting to find planetary systems with architectures like that of our solar system, with the smaller rocky planets closer to their star and larger gaseous worlds farther away. Keith Cooper, Space.com, 6 Oct. 2025 Legacy platforms carry decades of product architectures optimized for email, documents, and collaboration as separate entities. Jason Phillips, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025 Far too many organizations view AI as an additive component instead of a core rethinking of systems, flows of data and architectures of decision-making. Prashant Kondle, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025 Data volumes grow exponentially, and enterprises must design architectures that scale efficiently. Gowtham Chilakapati, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025 Their architectures allow governments and enterprises to deploy AI at scale while lowering the total ownership cost. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
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Noun
  • Third, standardize decision-grade data and impact frameworks.
    Olivier Wenden, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2025
  • For policymakers and regulators, the coalition suggested establishing policy platforms that bring together various players—like governments, industry actors, standards setters and civil society—to co-develop fair and credible LCA frameworks while ensuring alignment, not fragmentation.
    Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 13 Oct. 2025
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  • Previous research, carried out under the EndoPrint3D project, successfully proved the feasibility of using ultrashort femtosecond laser pulses to 3D-print structures through optical fibers.
    Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2025
  • The word was used in English as early as 1865, in the context of building, architecture, and engineering, referring to the disassembly or dismantling of structures.
    Brené Brown, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Without their data, infrastructures and skilled personnel, crafting federal policies that serve the best interests of the nation would be impossible.
    Sheldon Jacobson, Twin Cities, 25 Sep. 2025
  • High-performance networking is the crucial element of these infrastructures, and Arista is providing the foundation.
    Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025

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“Architectures.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/architectures. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.

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