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{{Wiktionary|pattern language}}

'''Pattern language''' may have several meanings:

* In [[architecture]], [[software engineering]], and other [[design]] disciplines, a '''[[patternPattern language]]''' is a structured method of documenting good design practices in architecture, software engineering, and other design disciplines.

* In [[machine learning]], a pattern language is a class of strings generated from a [[pattern]] by [[substitution]]s.

* "Pattern Language" may refer to the 1977 work [[A Pattern Language]] by [[Christopher Alexander]], which applies the concepts of generative grammar to create an illustrated discussion of a pattern language derived from traditional architecture.

'''Pattern language''' may havealso severalrefer meaningsto:

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* [[A Pattern Language]], a famous book written by Christopher Alexander on design patterns in architecture, which established the concept ''pattern language'' (see above)

* [[Pattern language (formal languages)]], a class of strings generated from a pattern by substitutions, in formal language theory and machine learning

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