Is MVC a Design Pattern or Architectural pattern

Question

According to Sun and Msdn it is a design pattern.

According to Wikipedia it is an architectural pattern

In comparison to design patterns, arch

Answer 1

MVC is more of an architectural pattern, but not for complete application. MVC mostly relates to the UI / interaction layer of an application. You're still going to need business logic layer, maybe some service layer and data access layer. That is, if you're into n-tier approach.