本文件规定了各种实体（包括软件、系统、企业、系统体系、系统系列、产品（商品或服务）、产品线、服务线、技术和业务领域）架构描述（AD）的结构和表达要求。 本文档将感兴趣实体的架构与表达该架构的AD区分开来。体系结构不是本文档的主题。 本文档规定了使用AD中捕获的体系结构概念及其关系的要求。它没有规定任何相关实体或其环境的要求。 本文件规定了架构描述框架（ADF）、架构描述语言（ADL）、架构视点和模型类型的要求，以便有效地支持AD的开发和使用。 本文件规定了与AD、ADF、ADL、体系结构观点和模型类型要求的一致性。 本文档未指定创建、使用或管理AD的过程、架构方法、模型、符号、技术或工具。 本文档未指定用于录制AD的任何格式或媒体。

This document specifies requirements for the structure and expression of an architecture description (AD) for various entities, including software, systems, enterprises, systems of systems, families of systems, products (goods or services), product lines, service lines, technologies and business domains. This document distinguishes the architecture of an entity of interest from an AD expressing that architecture. Architectures are not the subject of this document. This document specifies requirements for use of the architectural concepts and their relationships as captured in an AD. It does not specify requirements for any entity of interest or its environment. This document specifies requirements for an architecture description framework (ADF), an architecture description language (ADL), architecture viewpoints and model kinds in order to usefully support the development and use of an AD. This document specifies conformance to the requirements for an AD, ADF, ADL, architecture viewpoint and model kind. This document does not specify the processes, architecting methods, models, notations, techniques or tools by which an AD is created, utilized or managed. This document does not specify any format or media for recording an AD.