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A concise record of an important architecture decision and the reasons behind it.

The documented inputs outputs behaviors and guarantees consumers can rely on from an API.

The proportion of time a system is accessible and able to serve its intended function.

The degree to which responsibilities within a component belong together.

The degree to which one component depends on knowledge or behavior of another.

A system whose components coordinate across multiple networked computers.

An architecture where components publish and react to events about state changes.

A consistency model where replicas may temporarily differ but converge when updates stop.

A system's ability to continue operating when some components fail.

The property that repeating the same operation has no additional unintended effect.

An architecture that divides a system into independently deployable services around capabilities.

An application whose major capabilities are deployed as one integrated unit.

The ability of a system to perform correctly and consistently over time.

A document that proposes a substantial change and invites review before a decision.

A system's ability to handle increasing load without disproportionate cost or redesign.

A component whose failure can stop an entire critical system or workflow.