versus [ vur-suhs, -suhz ]

preposition

1. against (used especially to indicate an action brought by one party against another in a court of law, or to denote competing teams or players in a sports contest):smith versus jones; army versus navy.

2. as compared to or as one of two choices; in contrast with:traveling by plane versus traveling by train.abbreviations: v., vs.

architecture [ ahr-ki-tek-cher ]

noun

1. the profession of designing buildings, open areas, communities, and other artificial constructions and environments, usually with some regard to aesthetic effect. architecture often includes design or selection of furnishings and decorations, supervision of construction work, and the examination, restoration, or remodeling of existing buildings.

2. the character or style of building:the architecture of paris; romanesque architecture.

3. the action or process of building; construction.

4. the result or product of architectural work, as a building.

5. buildings collectively.

6. computers. a fundamental underlying design of computer hardware, software, or both.