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ALL meanings of patch

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  • noun patch fabric: mends, strengthens 1
  • noun patch area of land, grass 1
  • noun patch area of skin 1
  • noun patch small piece of sth 1
  • noun patch fabric badge 1
  • noun patch small area of sth 1
  • noun patch computing: bug fix 1
  • noun patch plaster: administers drug 1
  • noun patch eye covering 1
  • noun patch period of time 1
  • transitive verb patch computing: fix 1
  • transitive verb patch mend: clothes, etc. 1
  • transitive verb patch join patches 1
  • noun Definition of patch in Technology (software)   1. A temporary addition to a piece of code, usually as a quick-and-dirty remedy to an existing bug or misfeature. A patch may or may not work, and may or may not eventually be incorporated permanently into the program. Distinguished from a diff or mod by the fact that a patch is generated by more primitive means than the rest of the program; the classical examples are instructions modified by using the front panel switches, and changes made directly to the binary executable of a program originally written in an HLL. Compare one-line fix. 2. To insert a patch into a piece of code. 3. [in the Unix world] A diff. 4. A set of modifications to binaries to be applied by a patching program. IBM systems often receive updates to the operating system in the form of absolute hexadecimal patches. If you have modified your OS, you have to disassemble these back to the source code. The patches might later be corrected by other patches on top of them (patches were said to "grow scar tissue"). The result was often a convoluted patch space and headaches galore. There is a classic story of a tiger team penetrating a secure military computer that illustrates the danger inherent in binary patches (or, indeed, any patches that you can't - or don't - inspect and examine before installing). They couldn't find any trap doors or any way to penetrate security of IBM's OS, so they made a site visit to an IBM office (remember, these were official military types who were purportedly on official business), swiped some IBM stationery, and created a fake patch. The patch was actually the trapdoor they needed. The patch was distributed at about the right time for an IBM patch, had official stationery and all accompanying documentation, and was dutifully installed. The installation manager very shortly thereafter learned something about proper procedures. 5. Larry Wall's "patch" utility program, which automatically applies a patch to a set of source code or other text files. Patch accepts input in any of the four forms output by the Unix diff utility. When the files being patched are not identical to those on which the diffs were based, patch uses heuristics to determine how to proceed. Diff and patch are the standard way of producing and applying updates under Unix. Both have been ported to other operating systems. 1
  • noun patch Alexander McCarrell [muh-kar-uh l] /məˈkær əl/ (Show IPA), 1889–1945, U.S. World War II general. 1
  • verb with object patch to mend, cover, or strengthen with or as if with a patch or patches. 1
  • verb with object patch to repair or restore, especially in a hasty or makeshift way (usually followed by up). 1
  • verb with object patch to make by joining patches or pieces together: to patch a quilt. 1
  • verb with object patch to settle or smooth over (a quarrel, difference, etc.) (often followed by up): They patched up their quarrel before the company arrived. 1
  • verb with object patch (especially in radio and telephone communications) to connect or hook up (circuits, programs, conversations, etc.) (often followed by through, into, etc.): The radio show was patched through to the ship. Patch me through to the mainland. 1
  • verb without object patch to make a connection between radio circuits, telephone lines, etc. (often followed by in or into): We patched into the ship-to-shore conversation. 1
  • countable noun patch A patch on a surface is a part of it which is different in appearance from the area around it. 0
  • countable noun patch A patch of land is a small area of land where a particular plant or crop grows. 0
  • countable noun patch A patch is a piece of material which you use to cover a hole in something. 0
  • countable noun patch A patch is a small piece of material which you wear to cover an injured eye. 0
  • verb patch If you patch something that has a hole in it, you mend it by fastening a patch over the hole. 0
  • countable noun patch A patch is a piece of computer program code written as a temporary solution for dealing with a virus in computer software and distributed by the makers of the original program. 0
  • noun patch a piece of material used to mend a garment or to make patchwork, a sewn-on pocket, etc 0
  • noun patch (as modifier) 0
  • noun patch a small piece, area, expanse, etc 0
  • noun patch a small plot of land 0
  • noun patch its produce 0
  • noun patch a district for which particular officials, such as social workers or policemen, have responsibility 0
  • noun patch any discoloured area on the skin, mucous membranes, etc, usually being one sign of a specific disorder 0
  • noun patch a protective covering for an injured eye 0
  • noun patch any protective dressing 0
  • noun patch an imitation beauty spot, esp one made of black or coloured silk, worn by both sexes, esp in the 18th century 0
  • noun patch an identifying piece of fabric worn on the shoulder of a uniform, on a vehicle, etc 0
  • noun patch a small contrasting section or stretch 0
  • noun patch a scrap; remnant 0
  • noun patch a small set of instructions to correct or improve a computer program 0
  • noun patch the insignia of a motorcycle club or gang 0
  • verb patch to mend or supply (a garment, etc) with a patch or patches 0
  • verb patch to put together or produce with patches 0
  • verb patch (of material) to serve as a patch to 0
  • verb patch to mend hurriedly or in a makeshift way 0
  • verb patch to make (up) or settle (a quarrel) 0
  • verb patch to connect (electric circuits) together temporarily by means of a patch board 0
  • verb patch to connect (a telephone call) by means of a patch board 0
  • verb patch to correct or improve (a program) by adding a small set of instructions 0
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