The structural blueprint that dictates how a central processing unit, memory, and input/output systems interact. It defines the instruction set, data path width, and memory hierarchy that software relies on to execute commands. Engineers use these specifications to ensure hardware components and operating systems are compatible.
Heard on the job
We can't deploy that hypervisor because it requires an x86 computer architecture, and these edge nodes are ARM.
Insider tip
Architecture usually refers to the instruction set (like x86 or ARM), while microarchitecture refers to how a specific chip implements that set.