architect
verb/ˈɑːkɪtekt/
/ˈɑːrkɪtekt/
(computing)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they architect | /ˈɑːkɪtekt/ /ˈɑːrkɪtekt/ |
| he / she / it architects | /ˈɑːkɪtekts/ /ˈɑːrkɪtekts/ |
| past simple architected | /ˈɑːkɪtektɪd/ /ˈɑːrkɪtektɪd/ |
| past participle architected | /ˈɑːkɪtektɪd/ /ˈɑːrkɪtektɪd/ |
| -ing form architecting | /ˈɑːkɪtektɪŋ/ /ˈɑːrkɪtektɪŋ/ |
- architect something to design or put together a program or computer system
- We are looking for someone with experience of architecting data and designing databases.
Word Originmid 16th cent.: from French architecte, from Italian architetto, via Latin from Greek arkhitektōn, from arkhi- ‘chief’ + tektōn ‘builder’.Want to learn more?
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