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Meaning
Noun
●
A
piece
of
cloth
, or other
suitable
material
,
sewed
or otherwise
fixed
upon a
garment
to
repair
or
strengthen
it, especially upon an
old
garment
to
cover
a hole.
●
A small
piece
of anything used to
repair
damage
or a
breach
; as, a
patch
on a
kettle
, a
roof
, etc.
●
A
piece
of any
size
, used to
repair
something for a
temporary
period
only, or that it is
temporary
because it is not
meant to
last long or will be
removed
as
soon as
a
proper
repair
can be made, which will
happen
in the
near
future.
●
A small, usually
contrasting
but always somehow different or
distinct
, part of
something else
(location, time, size)
●
A small area, a small
plot
of
land
or
piece
of ground.
●
A local
region
of
professional
responsibility.
●
A small
piece
of
black
silk
stuck on
th
e
face
or
neck
to
heighten
beauty
by
contrast
,
worn
by
ladies
in
th
e 17th and 18th
centuries
; an
imitation
beauty
mark.
●
In Medicine:
A
piece
of
material
used to
cover
a wound.
●
In Medicine:
An
adhesive
piece
of
material
,
impregnated
with a
drug
, which is
worn
on the
skin
, the
drug
being
slowly
absorbed
over a
period
of time.
●
In Medicine:
A
cover
worn
over a
damaged
eye
, an
eye
patch.
●
A
block
on the
muzzle
of a
gun
, to
do away with
the effect of
dispart
, in sighting.
●
In Computing:
A
patch file
, a
file
that
describes
changes to be made to a
computer
file
or
files
, usually changes made to a
computer program
that
fix
a
programming
bug.
●
In Firearms:
A small
piece
of
material
that is
manually
passed through
a
gun
barrel
to
clean
it.
●
In Firearms:
A
piece
of
greased
cloth
or
leather
used as
wrapping
for a
rifle
ball
, to
make it
fit
the bore.
●
A
cable
connecting
two
pieces
of
electrical
equipment.
●
In Music:
A
sound
setting
for a
musical
synthesizer
(originally
selected
by means of
a
patch
cable).
●
In Printing:
An
overlay
used to
obtain
a
stronger
impression.
●
A
butterfly
of the
genus
Chlosyne.
●
A
paltry
fellow
; a
rogue
; a
ninny
; a fool.
Verb
●
To
mend
by
sewing
on a
piece
or
pieces
of
cloth
,
leather
, or the like
●
To
mend
with
pieces
; to
repair
by
fastening
pieces
on.
●
To
make out of
pieces
or
patches
, like a quilt.
●
To
join
or
unite
the
pieces
of; to
patch
the skirt.
●
To
employ
a
temporary
,
removable
electronic
connection
,
as one
between two
components
in a
communications
system.
●
To
repair
or
arrange
in a
hasty
or
clumsy
manner
●
In Computing:
To make the changes a
patch
describes
; to
apply
a
patch
to the
files in
question
. Hence:
To
fix
or improve a
computer program
without a
complete
upgrade.
To make a
quick
and
possibly
temporary
change to a program.
●
To
connect
two
pieces
of
electrical
equipment
using a cable.
Name
●
A surname.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
patch
English
pacche
Middle English (1100-1500)
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Section
Area
Blotch
Spot
Spell
Stretch
Tract
Kludge
Repair
Workaround
Frig
Fix
Hack
Beauty Spot
Diff File
Patch File
Period Of Time
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Update
Bug
Layer
Game
Release
Rework
Strip
Bandage
Surface
Block
Mask
Snapshot
Replace
Install
Coat
Map
Piece
Beta
Troubleshoot
Mesh
Crack
Ring
Chip
Remove
Filter
Band
Version
Bundle
Reinstall
Stitch
Plate
Correct
Tweak
Redesign
Hole
Seal
Skin
Device
Reboot
Slot
Edge
Pixel
Uninstall
Antenna
Image
Kernel
Debug
Leaf
Bypass
Disc
Window
Ribbon
Demo
Beta Version
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Catch
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Mismatch
Outmatch
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