A PATTERN, FROM THE FRENCH PATRON, IS A THEME OF REOCCURRING EVENTS OR OBJECTS, SOMETIMES REFERRED TO AS ELEMENTS OF A SET. THESE ELEMENTS REPEAT IN A PREDICTABLE MANNER. IT CAN BE A TEMPLATE OR MODEL WHICH CAN BE USED TO GENERATE THINGS OR PARTS OF A THING, ESPECIALLY IF THE THINGS THAT ARE CREATED HAVE ENOUGH IN COMMON FOR THE UNDERLYING PATTERN TO BE INFERRED, IN WHICH CASE THE THINGS ARE SAID TO EXHIBIT THE UNIQUE PATTERN.
