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   Ar·chi·tect

   /ˈärkəˌtek(t)/

   

   noun

   • 1. a person who is qualified to design buildings and to plan and supervise their construction: "an architect takes into consideration all of the constraints involved in building a house" Similar designerplannerbuilderbuilding consultantdraftsman
   • ▪ a person who is responsible for inventing or realizing a particular idea or project: "a chief architect of the plan to slash income taxes" Similar originatorauthorcreatorinstigatorfounderfathermotherfounding fatherprime moverengineerdesignerdeviserplannershaperinventormakerproducercontrivermastermindcauseagentliterary:begetter
   • 2. 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"

   verb

   • 1. design and configure (a program or system): "few software packages were architected with Ethernet access in mind"

   Word Origin mid 16th century: from French architecte, from Italian architetto, via Latin from Greek arkhitektōn, from arkhi- ‘chief’ + tektōn ‘builder’.

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