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software architecture^2 (architecture design)
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software architecture^2	is a synonym of architecture design
	has definition The process of designing the global organization of a software system, including dividing software into subsystems, deciding how these will interact, and determining their interfaces
	involves deciding how the software is to be divided into subsystems and how the subsystems are to interact
	involves the development of a variety of high level views of the system
	is a subtopic of 9.4 - Software Architecture
	is a kind of design
	plays a central role in software engineering
	see also software architecture
	see also software architecture^3
design	determines how components will be implemented in a system
	has goals Increasing profit by reducing cost and increasing revenue Ensuring that we actually conform with the requirements, thus solving the customers' problems Accelerating development, which helps reduce short-term costs, and may also ensure the software reaches the market soon enough to effectively compete Increasing qualities such as usability, efficiency, reliability, maintainability, and reusability which can help reduce costs and also increase revenues
	has part detailed design
	has part modelling
	has part programming
	has part software architecture^2
	has part systems engineering
	has part user interface design
	requires considerable experience

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