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descriptionLanguage: en
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# Architecture Decision Records

- Type: documentation practice
- Group: Design
- Placement: Design / Qualities and decisions
- [Source](<https://cognitect.com/blog/2011/11/15/documenting-architecture-decisions>)

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Short records preserve the context, the architectural decision made, and its consequences.

## Relationships

- may record decisions from: [Threat Modeling](/practices/threat/en.md) (support)
- may record findings from: [Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method (ATAM)](/practices/atam/en.md) (support)
- may record decisions in: [Domain-Driven Design](/practices/ddd/en.md) (support)
- records decisions after: [Design Review / Request for Comments](/practices/designreview/en.md) (support)
- may be maintained through: [Documentation as Code](/practices/docs/en.md) (support)
- may set constraints for: [Architecture Fitness Functions](/practices/fitness/en.md) (verification)

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