Ipattern ngumbono, igama lombono okanye umzekelo. Umzekelo ngombono wengqondo, ungasetyenziswa kuloo ndawo usetyenziswa kuyo. ukuhambelana kweepattern kukujonga okokuba ingaba ikho na ipattern ethile. Iipattern ezininzi zingaqondakala ngqo ngezivi zomzimba. Ezinye iipattern zisekwe phantsi kokuba ziphindwaphindwa, apho into ethile yenzeka ngokuphindaphindeneyo. umzekelo wepartten olula ingakukufakelwa kwee-tiles emgangathweni wendlu. Umzekelo, uninzi lwezindlu zokuhlambela lunentaphane yee-tiles zepaisley okanye ezimabalabala kumgangatho wendlu. Kubunzululwazi beekhompyutha, kwiiDesign patterns yimizekelo yezisombululo zeengxaki ezenzeka mihla le.