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A Daily Lexicon of Trustworthy Data

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streaming architecture

/ˈstriː.mɪŋ ˈɑːr.kɪ.tɛk.tʃər/ - n.

1 [colloq.] Real-time delivery of a number no one has agreed how to define yet.Keep. Punchy.This is the problem.

Working definition

2. A design that processes data continuously as it arrives, supporting low-latency analytics and reaction over unbounded streams.

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See also

event-driven architectureDecoupling, sold as a feature, until someone asks which service owns the order.
ingestion layerThe door, drawn as a layer to justify a team.
semantic layerThe place where the company agreed what 'revenue' means, except for the four teams that didn't get the invite.