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{{short description|Structural design of general process systems}}

'''Process architecture''' is the structural design of general process systems. It applies to fields such as computers (software, hardware, networks, etc.), [[business processesprocess]]es ([[enterprise architecture]], policy and procedures, logistics, project management, etc.), and any other process system of varying degrees of [[complexity]].<ref name=parch>Dawis, E. P., J. F. Dawis, Wei-Pin Koo (2001). Architecture of Computer-based Systems using Dualistic Petri Nets. Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, 2001 IEEE International Conference on Volume 3, 2001 Page(s):1554 - 1558 vol.3</ref>

Processes are defined as having inputs, outputs and the energy required to transform inputs to outputs. Use of energy during transformation also implies a passage of time: a process takes [[Real-time computing|real time]] to perform its associated action. A process also requires space for input/output objects and transforming objects to exist: a process uses real space.