(engineering, logic, mathematics) A model that contains an abstraction or abstractions of the reality.

plural of computational model

(software engineering) a computer program, or network of computers, that attempts to simulate an abstract model of a particular system.

plural of view model

plural of abstract model

(software engineering) a computer model

(software engineering) A framework that defines a coherent set of views to be used in the construction of an enterprise architecture, software architecture, or system architecture.

plural of computer model

(manufacturing) A manufacturer's identifier for a particular type or version of a product.

(networking) A description of the standard functions of a communications system in terms of seven layers of abstraction (the OSI layers).