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P0106500 (păch)n.1. a. A small piece of material affixed to another, larger piece to conceal, reinforce, or repair a worn area, hole, or tear.b. A small piece of cloth used for patchwork.2. A small cloth badge affixed to a garment as a decoration or an insignia, as of a military unit.3. a. A dressing or covering applied to protect a wound or sore.b. A pad or shield of cloth worn over an eye socket or an injured eye.c. A transdermal patch.4. See beauty spot.5. a. A small piece, part, or section, especially that which differs from or contrasts with the whole: a patch of thin ice; patches of sunlight.b. A small plot or piece of land, especially one that produces or is used for growing specific vegetation: a briar patch; a bean patch.6. An indefinite period of time; a spell: weathered a difficult patch after losing his job.7. A temporary, removable electronic connection, as one between two components in a communications system.8. Computers A piece of code added to software in order to fix a bug, especially as a temporary correction between two releases.v. patched, patch·ing, patch·es v.tr.1. To put a patch or patches on: patched my pants.2. To make by sewing scraps of material together: patch a quilt.3. To mend, repair, or put together, especially hastily, clumsily, or poorly: They patched together the broken statues with glue and plaster. The delegates will be forced to patch up their differences.4. To connect temporarily (electronic components), as with a patch cord.5. Computers To correct a bug in (an item of software), especially as a temporary correction between releases.v.intr. Electronics To be connected temporarily.

[Middle English pacche, perhaps alteration of pece, pecche, piece; see piece.]

patch′a·ble adj.patch′er n.

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(pætʃ) n1. (Knitting & Sewing) a. a piece of material used to mend a garment or to make patchwork, a sewn-on pocket, etcb. (as modifier): a patch pocket. 2. a small piece, area, expanse, etc3. (Physical Geography) a. a small plot of landb. its produce: a patch of cabbages. 4. (Human Geography) a district for which particular officials, such as social workers or policemen, have responsibility: he's a problem that's on your patch, John. 5. (Pathology) pathol any discoloured area on the skin, mucous membranes, etc, usually being one sign of a specific disorder6. (Medicine) med a. a protective covering for an injured eyeb. any protective dressing7. (Clothing & Fashion) an imitation beauty spot, esp one made of black or coloured silk, worn by both sexes, esp in the 18th century8. (Military) Also called: flash US an identifying piece of fabric worn on the shoulder of a uniform, on a vehicle, etc9. a small contrasting section or stretch: a patch of cloud in the blue sky. 10. a scrap; remnant11. (Computer Science) computing a small set of instructions to correct or improve a computer program12. informal Austral the insignia of a motorcycle club or gang13. a bad patch a difficult or troubled time14. not a patch on informal not nearly as good asvb (tr) 15. (Knitting & Sewing) to mend or supply (a garment, etc) with a patch or patches16. to put together or produce with patches17. (Textiles) (of material) to serve as a patch to18. (often foll by up) to mend hurriedly or in a makeshift way19. (often foll by up) to make (up) or settle (a quarrel)20. (Electronics) to connect (electric circuits) together temporarily by means of a patch board21. (Telecommunications) (usually foll by through) to connect (a telephone call) by means of a patch board22. (Computer Science) computing to correct or improve (a program) by adding a small set of instructions[C16 pacche, perhaps from French pieche piece] ˈpatchable adj ˈpatcher n

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n. 1. a small piece of material used to mend a tear or break, cover a hole, or strengthen a weak place. 2. a piece of material used to cover or protect a wound, an injured part, etc. 3. an adhesive patch that applies to the skin and gradually delivers drugs or medication to the user: using a nicotine patch to try to quit smoking. 4. any of the pieces of cloth sewn together to form patchwork. 5. a small piece, scrap, or area of anything: a patch of ice on the road. 6. a small plot, esp. one in which a specific type of plant grows: a cabbage patch. 7. a cloth emblem worn on the sleeve of a military uniform to identify the wearer's unit. 8. an organizational or affiliational emblem of cloth sewn to one's jacket, shirt, cap, etc. 9. a tiny, usu. black piece of material applied to the face or neck, as to set off a feature or to cover a flaw. 10. a connection or hookup, as between radio circuits or telephone lines. v.t. 11. to mend, cover, or strengthen with or as if with a patch. 12. to repair or restore, esp. in a hasty or makeshift way (usu. fol. by up). 13. to make by joining patches or pieces together: to patch a quilt. 14. to settle or smooth over (a quarrel or difference) (often fol. by up). 15. (esp. in radio and telephone communications) to connect or hook up (circuits, programs, conversations, etc.) (often fol. by through, into, etc.). v.i. 16. to make a connection between radio circuits, telephone lines, etc. (often fol. by in or into). [1350–1400; Middle English pacche; perhaps akin to Old Provençal pedas piece to cover a hole < Vulgar Latin *pedaceum literally, something measured; compare Medieval Latin pedāre to measure in feet; see ped-] patch′a•ble, adj. patch′er, n.

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n. clown; fool. [1540–50; perhaps < Italian pazzo fool]

Patch

a collection or mass of floating ice floes; a patch or small amount of something; a scrap or remnant.Examples: patch of earth, 1684; of ice floes, 1820; of philosophy, 1529; of poetry, 1633; of potatoes, 1894; of snow, 1807; of sunlight.

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Past participle: patched
Gerund: patching

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Preterite
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Present Continuous
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Present Perfect
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Past Perfect
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Future Continuous
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Present Perfect Continuous
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patch

A piece of software designed to be added to a program to correct errors.

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Noun	1.	patch - a small contrasting part of something; "a bald spot"; "a leopard's spots"; "a patch of clouds"; "patches of thin ice"; "a fleck of red"dapple, maculation, speckle, fleck, spotmarking - a pattern of marksspeck, pinpoint - a very small spot; "the plane was just a speck in the sky"nebula - (pathology) a faint cloudy spot on the corneasplash - a patch of bright color; "her red hat gave her outfit a splash of color"worn spot, fret - a spot that has been worn away by abrasion or erosionplaque - (pathology) a small abnormal patch on or inside the bodymacule, macula - a patch of skin that is discolored but not usually elevated; caused by various diseasesmock sun, parhelion, sundog - a bright spot on the parhelic circle; caused by diffraction by ice crystals; "two or more parhelia are usually seen at once"macula, sunspot - a cooler darker spot appearing periodically on the sun's photosphere; associated with a strong magnetic fieldfacula - a large bright spot on the sun's photosphere occurring most frequently in the vicinity of sunspotsfacula - a bright spot on a planet
	2.	patch - a small area of ground covered by specific vegetation; "a bean plot"; "a cabbage patch"; "a briar patch"plot of ground, plot of land, plotbed - a plot of ground in which plants are growing; "the gardener planted a bed of roses"garden - a plot of ground where plants are cultivatedparcel of land, piece of ground, piece of land, tract, parcel - an extended area of land
	3.	patch - a piece of cloth used as decoration or to mend or cover a holeflash - a bright patch of color used for decoration or identification; "red flashes adorned the airplane"; "a flash sewn on his sleeve indicated the unit he belonged to"pasty - (usually used in the plural) one of a pair of adhesive patches worn to cover the nipples of exotic dancers and striptease performerspiece of cloth, piece of material - a separate part consisting of fabricshoulder patch - patch worn on the shoulder of a military uniform to indicate rank
	4.	patch - a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition; "he was here for a little while"; "I need to rest for a piece"; "a spell of good weather"; "a patch of bad weather"while, spell, piecetime - an indefinite period (usually marked by specific attributes or activities); "he waited a long time"; "the time of year for planting"; "he was a great actor in his time"cold snap, cold spell - a spell of cold weatherhot spell - a spell of hot weathersnap - a spell of cold weather; "a cold snap in the middle of May"
	5.	patch - a short set of commands to correct a bug in a computer programcomputer program, computer programme, programme, program - (computer science) a sequence of instructions that a computer can interpret and execute; "the program required several hundred lines of code"
	6.	patch - a connection intended to be used for a limited timetemporary hookupconnecter, connector, connective, connection, connexion - an instrumentality that connects; "he soldered the connection"; "he didn't have the right connector between the amplifier and the speakers"lash-up, contrivance - any improvised arrangement for temporary use
	7.	patch - sewing that repairs a worn or torn hole (especially in a garment); "her stockings had several mends"mend, darnstitchery, sewing - needlework on which you are working with needle and thread; "she put her sewing back in the basket"
	8.	patch - a protective cloth covering for an injured eyeeyepatchcloth covering - a covering made of cloth
	9.	patch - a piece of soft material that covers and protects an injured part of the bodybandageadhesive bandage - bandage consisting of a medical dressing of plain absorbent gauze held in place by a plastic or fabric tape coated with adhesivecapeline bandage - bandage that covers the head or an amputation stump like a capplaster bandage, plaster cast, cast - bandage consisting of a firm covering (often made of plaster of Paris) that immobilizes broken bones while they healcompression bandage, tourniquet - bandage that stops the flow of blood from an artery by applying pressuremedical dressing, dressing - a cloth covering for a wound or soreelastic bandage - a bandage containing stretchable material that can apply local pressurefour-tailed bandage - a bandage consisting of a strip of cloth split in two on both ends; the central part is placed under the chin to restrict motion of the mandible and the tails are tied over the top of the headgauze, gauze bandage - (medicine) bleached cotton cloth of plain weave used for bandages and dressingsimmovable bandage - a bandage of cloth impregnated with a substance (e.g., plaster of Paris) that hardens soon after it is appliedoblique bandage - a bandage in which successive turns proceed obliquely up or down a limbroller bandage - bandage consisting of a strip of sterile fabric (of variable width) rolled into a cylinder to facilitate applicationscarf bandage, triangular bandage, sling - bandage to support an injured forearm; consisting of a wide triangular piece of cloth hanging from around the necksuspensory, suspensory bandage - a bandage of elastic fabric applied to uplift a dependant part (as the scrotum or a pendulous breast)swathe, wrapping - an enveloping bandagetruss - (medicine) a bandage consisting of a pad and belt; worn to hold a hernia in place by pressure
Verb	1.	patch - to join or unite the pieces of; "patch the skirt"piececonjoin, join - make contact or come together; "The two roads join here"vamp, vamp up - piece (something old) with a new part; "vamp up an old speech"
	2.	patch - provide with a patch; also used metaphorically; "The field was patched with snow"furnish, provide, supply, render - give something useful or necessary to; "We provided the room with an electrical heater"
	3.	patch - mend by putting a patch on; "patch a hole"patch upfix, furbish up, mend, repair, bushel, doctor, touch on, restore - restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken; "She repaired her TV set"; "Repair my shoes please"conciliate, patch up, reconcile, settle, make up - come to terms; "After some discussion we finally made up"
	4.	patch - repair by adding pieces; "She pieced the china cup"piecefix, furbish up, mend, repair, bushel, doctor, touch on, restore - restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken; "She repaired her TV set"; "Repair my shoes please"

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noun1. spot, bit, stretch, scrap, shred, small piece a damp patch on the carpet2. plot, area, ground, land, tract the little vegetable patch in her backyard3. reinforcement, piece of fabric, piece of cloth, piece of material, piece sewn on jackets with patches on the elbows4. period, time, spell, phase, spot (Brit.), stretch His marriage is going through a rough patch.verb1. (often with up) mend, cover, fix, repair, reinforce, stitch (up), sew (up) They patched the barn roof. elaborately patched blue jeansnot be a patch on something or someone not be as good as, not hold a candle to He's not a patch on his predecessor.patch someone up treat, operate on, mend, perform surgery on The surgeons patched him up after the accident.patch something up1. settle, make friends, placate, bury the hatchet, conciliate, settle differences, smooth something over He's trying to patch things up with his wife.2. mend, fix, repair We can patch up those holes in the roof.

patch

verbTo restore to proper condition or functioning:doctor, fix, fix up, mend, overhaul, repair, revamp, right.Idiom: set right.

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patch

(pӕtʃ) noun1. a piece of material sewn on to cover a hole. She sewed a patch on the knee of her jeans.补丁2. a small piece of ground. a vegetable patch.小块土地 verb to mend (clothes etc) by sewing on pieces of material. She patched the (hole in the) child's trousers.修补ˈpatchy adjective not all the same; varying in quality. patchy work. 拼凑的，不调和的 ˈpatchiness noun补缀ˈpatchwork noun cloth made by sewing small pieces of material together. a skirt made of patchwork; (also adjective) a patchwork quilt. 拼布（用各色布片缝缀而成） patch up1. to mend, especially quickly and temporarily. He patched up the roof with bits of wood.缝补2. to settle (a quarrel). They soon patched up their disagreement.平息

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patch

1. a. a small plot of land b. its produce 2. a district for which particular officials, such as social workers or policemen, have responsibility 3. Pathol any discoloured area on the skin, mucous membranes, etc., usually being one sign of a specific disorder 4. Meda. a protective covering for an injured eye b. any protective dressing 5. Computing a small set of instructions to correct or improve a computer program

patch

[pach] (computer science) To modify a program or routine by inserting a machine language correction in an object deck, or by inserting it directly into the computer through the console. The section of coding inserted in this way. (electricity) A temporary connection between jacks or other terminations on a patch board.

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1. In stone masonry, a compound used to fill natural voids or to replace chips and broken corners or edges in fabricated pieces of cut stone; applied in plastic form; mixed or selected to match the color and texture of the stone. 2. In carpentry and joinery, a piece of wood or veneer glued into a recess to replace defective portions or voids; an insert or plug.

Patch

court fool of Elizabeth, wife of Henry VII. [Br. Hist.: Brewer Handbook, 380]See: Clowns

patch

(software)1. A temporary addition to a piece of code, usuallyas a quick-and-dirty remedy to an existing bug ormisfeature. A patch may or may not work, and may or may noteventually be incorporated permanently into the program.Distinguished from a diff or mod by the fact that a patchis generated by more primitive means than the rest of theprogram; the classical examples are instructions modified byusing the front panel switches, and changes made directly tothe binary executable of a program originally written in anHLL. 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 apatching program. IBM systems often receive updates to theoperating system in the form of absolute hexadecimalpatches. If you have modified your OS, you have todisassemble these back to the source code. The patchesmight later be corrected by other patches on top of them(patches were said to "grow scar tissue"). The result wasoften a convoluted patch space and headaches galore.

There is a classic story of a tiger team penetrating asecure military computer that illustrates the danger inherentin binary patches (or, indeed, any patches that you can't - ordon't - inspect and examine before installing). They couldn'tfind any trap doors or any way to penetrate security ofIBM's OS, so they made a site visit to an IBM office(remember, these were official military types who werepurportedly on official business), swiped some IBM stationery,and created a fake patch. The patch was actually the trapdoorthey needed. The patch was distributed at about the righttime for an IBM patch, had official stationery and allaccompanying documentation, and was dutifully installed. Theinstallation manager very shortly thereafter learned somethingabout proper procedures.

5. Larry Wall's "patch" utility program, whichautomatically applies a patch to a set of source code orother text files. Patch accepts input in any of the fourforms output by the Unix diff utility. When the filesbeing patched are not identical to those on which the diffswere based, patch uses heuristics to determine how toproceed.

Diff and patch are the standard way of producing and applyingupdates under Unix. Both have been ported to otheroperating systems.

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A modification (noun) of software or to modify (verb) software. In the past, a patch used to mean changing actual executable, machine instructions, but today more often than not, it means replacing an executable module in its entirety such as an .EXE or .DLL file. A profusion of patches to an application implies that its logic was poorly designed in the first place.

Although the term typically refers to fixing a problem, a patch may also refer to a general enhancement because the two scenarios have become blurred. For example, a security "enhancement" is often a fix for a vulnerability in the program. In addition, software vendors like to announce something new in an update other than just fixing problems. Therefore, applying patches often refers to both fixes and new features. See patch management and spaghetti code. See also MIDI patch.

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verb to restore to proper condition or functioning

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noun a small area of ground covered by specific vegetation

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noun a piece of cloth used as decoration or to mend or cover a hole

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noun a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition

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noun a connection intended to be used for a limited time

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noun sewing that repairs a worn or torn hole (especially in a garment)

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noun a protective cloth covering for an injured eye

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noun a piece of soft material that covers and protects an injured part of the body

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