Middleware vs. Architecture — What's the Difference?

Middleware is a type of computer software that provides services to software applications beyond those available from the operating system. It can be described as "software glue".Middleware makes it easier for software developers to implement communication and input/output, so they can focus on the specific purpose of their application.

Architecture (Latin architectura, from the Greek ἀρχιτέκτων arkhitekton "architect", from ἀρχι- "chief" and τέκτων "creator") is both the process and the product of planning, designing, and constructing buildings or other structures. Architectural works, in the material form of buildings, are often perceived as cultural symbols and as works of art.

Software that serves as an intermediary between systems software and an application.

The art and science of designing and erecting buildings.

(computing) Software that functions at an intermediate layer between applications and operating system or database management system, or between client and server.

Buildings and other large structures

(computing) Networking software or hardware that is deployed in the middle of, as opposed to serviced by, a packet network to enhance or provide some network function, such as caching, filtering, or firewall functionality.

A style and method of design and construction

Orderly arrangement of parts; structure

(Computers) The overall design or structure of a computer system or microprocessor, including the hardware or software required to run it.

Any of various disciplines concerned with the design or organization of complex systems

The art and science of designing and managing the construction of buildings and other structures, particularly if they are well proportioned and decorated.

The profession of an architect.

Any particular style of building design.

Construction, in a more general sense; frame or structure; workmanship.

A unifying structure.

(computing) A family of CPUs sharing a common instruction set and having partial or full compatibility with software built on each other.

(computing) A specific model of a microchip or CPU.

The structure and design of a system or product.

The art or science of building; especially, the art of building houses, churches, bridges, and other structures, for the purposes of civil life; - often called civil architecture.

Construction, in a more general sense; frame or structure; workmanship.

An architectural product or work

The discipline dealing with the principles of design and construction and ornamentation of fine buildings;

The profession of designing buildings and environments with consideration for their esthetic effect

(computer science) the structure and organization of a computer's hardware or system software;