I've noticed the concept of _information architecture_ is being used in technical communication more frequently these days, borrowed from graphic design. Which

I've noticed the concept of _information architecture_ is being used in technical communication more frequently these days, borrowed from graphic design. Which covers a bit more ground then patterns, including topics like search, labeling, and taxonomy. Sure, getting everyone to maintain docs with their features is useful. But given enough time, you'll end up with so many "close but not really close" concepts in documents it's very hard to stay on top of without someone putting some organization into play.