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

I think both are true. If you're looking at a particular instantiation of MVC in a framework like Ruby on Rails, that instantiation is more of a design pattern. If you look at MVC as a general concept, it's more of an architectural pattern.