Factory is a "design pattern". Design patterns are ways of designing objects that are typical and have been used before, and thus can be reused (note: reuse of the design, not the source code). Have you ever heard about the Model-View-Controller (MVC) design pattern, for instance? You'll find design patterns in lots of APIs, so knowing about them helps you understand things better. Probably, you have come across more design patterns without even knowing. If you want to know more about design patterns, just google for it. Or try http://www.bruceeckel.com/ and find a book about design patterns there; it starts with the basics.
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