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--- glossary:pattern [2013-08-06 21:59] – created christian
+++ glossary:pattern [2013-08-06 22:18] – christian
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 ==== Description ====
+  * A pattern is a solution to a problem, i.e. it has a structure and a purpose. It's not merely an effect or a name for something.
+  * Patterns are often-used. This means they cannot directly be "invented" but they are discovered, the "how up". They are recurring //pattern// in solutions to a common problem.
+  * Patterns are "proven", i.e. generally considered good solutions.
 ==== Examples ====
-  * See the [[patterns:|list of documented patterns]] in this wiki.
+See the [[patterns:|list of documented patterns]] in this wiki. But note that these are strictly speaking [[pattern descriptions]] not the patterns themselves.
 ==== Alternative Definitions ====