Harvard architecture

noun

A computer architecture in which program instructions and data are stored on separate memories and accessed via separate buses.

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Meanings

nounHarvard architecture (countable and uncountable, plural Harvard architectures)

plural Harvard architectures

  1. countableuncountablecomputingA computer architecture in which program instructions and data are stored on separate memories and accessed via separate buses.

Origin

After the Harvard Mark I computer.

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APA

Harvard architecture. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Harvard%20architecture

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“Harvard architecture.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Harvard%20architecture. Accessed November 4, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Harvard architecture,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Harvard%20architecture.

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