title: Is MVC a Design Pattern or Architectural pattern
body: <p>According to <a href="http://java.sun.com/blueprints/patterns/MVC.html" rel="noreferrer">Sun</a> and <a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms978748.aspx" rel="noreferrer">Msdn</a> it is a design pattern.</p>
  
  <p>According to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Model%E2%80%93view%E2%80%93controller" rel="noreferrer">Wikipedia</a> it is an architectural pattern</p>
  
  <blockquote>
    <p>In comparison to design patterns, architectural patterns are larger in scale.
    (Wikipedia - <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Architectural_pattern_(computer_science)" rel="noreferrer">Architectural pattern</a>)</p>
  </blockquote>
  
  <p><strong>Or it is an architectural pattern that also has a design pattern ?</strong></p>
  
  <p>Which one is true ?</p>