TOGAF Definitionen

The technique of providing summarized or generalized descriptions of detailed and complex content.

A person, organization, or system that has a role that initiates or interacts with activities; for example, a sales representative who travels to visit customers. Actors may be internal or external to an organization.

A deployed and operational IT system that supports business functions and services; for example, a payroll. Applications use data and are supported by multiple technology components but are distinct from the technology components that support the application.

A description of the structure and interaction of the applications as groups of capabilities that provide key business functions and manage the data assets.

The collection of technology components of hardware and software that provide the services used to support applications.

The interface, or set of functions, between application software and/or the application platform.

The combination of distinctive features in which architecture is performed or expressed.

1. A formal description of a system, or a detailed plan of the system at component level, to guide its implementation (source: ISO/IEC 42010:2007).
2. The structure of components, their inter-relationships, and the principles and guidelines governing their design and evolution over time.