User blog comment:Saratje/PC release date explained - Skyrim: Dragonborn DLC/@comment-1992639-20121203175543/@comment-3492791-20121203183624

I read your explanation, but all you've done is say the same thing with the same incorrect preconceptions.

You somehow feel that size is what determines something being a DLC. It's not. DLC stands for DownLoadable Content, thus any content that is separate from the original game that must be downloaded to be acquired is DLC. This differentiates patches and such things from legitimate content add-ons. Patches are not dlc because they do not provide content, they usually provided behind the scenes technical changes. The 1.7 patch however would be considered DLC because it did provide content in mounted combat. Do to how loose the definition of DLC is, most companies prefer to use alternate terms such as add-on or expansion.

Saying that size alone is the determining factor of what DLC is so ignorant that it really makes me pissed, and I don't usually get legitimately angry.