Patch
A
patch can refer to several different things:
* a piece of
textile or
fabric used to repair a hole in a larger piece
* a
patch (synthesizer) is a sound setting for musical
synthesizers
* a
patch cord, an electrical cable which can be used to alter the functionality of a piece of electrical equipment, such as a musical
modular synthesizers.
* a
software patch that repairs a
software bug* a
transdermal patch (such as a
nicotine patch used to quit smoking, or a
contraceptive patch used to prevent pregnancy)
* A
telephone patch is any connection between a phone line and another
communications device, whether it be a
radio, a
tape recorder, a
data device (such as a
modem), or even another phone line. Sometimes called an
autopatch expecially when used in
amateur radio.
* an
American Kennel Club registered name as well as a popular name to call a
pet dog* practice of
compulsory figures in
figure skating* an
insignia used as an
identification mark by members of a group, or as a
souvenir* a small
garden, or a place where specific
fruits or
vegetables are grown (e.g. pumpkin patch).
* In
railfan terminology, a
locomotive or freight car that has been renumbered without a full repaint.
* A slang term for
female genitalia * A group of company houses
*
Patches â€" hit record for
Chairmen of the Board and then a great success for
Clarence Carter]
* A fix for a software program where the actual binary executable and related files are modified.
See Patch (computing)*
patch (Unix) is the name of a UNIX utility that applies a script generated by the
diff program to a set of files, allowing changes from one file to be automatically applied to another file.
* A
3-D BĂ©zier surface used in
computer graphics. A primitive in some 3-D software packages.
* The name of an
IBM utility to edit binary files (typically on mainframe installations, eg
MVS).
