To some extent, yes. But the term pattern is more apt because it also teaches users to expect a certain behaviour from a website. For example: the GDPR laws res

To some extent, yes. But the term pattern is more apt because it also teaches users to expect a certain behaviour from a website. For example: the GDPR laws result in a lot of these 'We use cookies for FOO' popups; and users are now 'trained' or even 'conditioned' to just click on them as fast as possible to get to the article. This is problematic from a UX point of view because whenever you _do_ show relevant information, it might get lost in the noise.