Architecture framework

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title: "Architecture framework" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["software-architecture", "enterprise-architecture"] description: "Framework for describing architecture within a particular domain" topic_path: "technology/software-engineering" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Architecture_framework" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Framework for describing architecture within a particular domain ::

The ISO/IEC/IEEE 42010 Conceptual Model of Architecture Description defines the term architecture framework within systems engineering and software development as:

"An architecture framework establishes a common practice for creating, interpreting, analyzing and using architecture descriptions within a particular domain of application or stakeholder community. Examples of Architecture Frameworks: MODAF, TOGAF, Kruchten's 4+1 view model, RM-ODP."

Especially the domain within a company or other organization is covered by enterprise architecture frameworks.

The Survey of Architecture Frameworks lists some of the available architecture frameworks.

References

References

1. [http://www.iso-architecture.org/42010/cm/ A Conceptual Model of Architecture Description], on [[International Organization for Standardization. ISO]]/IEC/IEEE 42010 Website
2. [https://www.iso.org/standard/50508.html ISO/IEC/IEEE 42010:2011 Systems and software engineering — Architecture description]
3. [http://www.iso-architecture.org/42010/afs/frameworks-table.html Survey of Architecture Frameworks] of the ISO/IEC/IEEE 42010 website

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