The Repository Pattern and the Active Record Pattern are different, as the Repository Pattern provides an abstraction over the data access layer, while the Active Record Pattern combines the data access and business logic in a single object.

Adapter pattern is a design pattern that allows objects with incompatible interfaces to work together by converting the interface of one object into an interface expected by the client. This pattern involves creating a wrapper class that implements the target interface and delegates calls to the adaptee object. The adapter acts as a bridge between the adaptee and client, allowing them to work together even if their interfaces are not compatible.

Business Delegate pattern provides a simplified interface to a set of services to reduce the coupling between presentation-tier clients and business services.

The Builder Pattern is used when the construction of an object is complex, and it allows you to build objects step by step, with each step having a different number of options. This is useful when you want to provide a clean API for creating objects, without exposing the details of the creation process. The Factory Pattern, on the other hand, is used when you need to create objects with a single method call. This is useful when the creation process is simple, and you don't need to provide a clean API for creating objects.

Decorator pattern is a design pattern that allows objects to be decorated with additional responsibilities, dynamically, at runtime. The pattern involves creating a decorator class that wraps the original object, adding the new responsibilities to the original object's behavior. This pattern can be useful in situations where you want to add or remove responsibilities from objects dynamically, without affecting the behavior of the original objects.

The Service Locator pattern is used to maintain a centralized registry of service objects, and provides a single point of access for clients to access the services through a locator object.

The Transfer Object pattern involves a simple object used to pass data between layers, while the Data Access Object pattern involves an object used to perform CRUD operations on a database.

Repository Pattern is used to abstract data access and encapsulate the underlying data storage, making it easier to change data storage solutions without affecting the rest of the application. It also helps to manage the complexity of a software system by providing a clear separation of concerns between the data access logic and the business logic.

The choice between Repository Pattern and "smart" business objects depends on the specific requirements of the project, but in general the Repository Pattern provides better separation of concerns and a common interface for data access.

The State pattern is a design pattern in which an object, called the context, holds a reference to an instance of one of several possible concrete state objects, each of which represents a distinct state of the context and implements a common state interface. The State pattern allows the context's behavior to be altered dynamically by changing its state. The State pattern is used to implement state machines, allowing an object's behavior to be altered as its internal state changes.