patch
/paCH/
noun: patch; plural noun: patches
Middle English (pacche): perhaps from a variant of Old French pieche, dialect variant of piece: Vulgar Latin pedaceum — literally, something measured
- a piece of material used to mend or cover a hole or a weak spot
- a small piece: scrap
- a temporary connection in a communication system
- a part of something marked out from the rest by a particular characteristic
- a small piece of ground, especially one used for gardening
- an area for which someone is responsible or in which they operate
- a period of time seen as a distinct unit with a characteristic quality
- a preset configuration or sound-data file in an electronic musical instrument, especially a synthesizer
verb: mend or strengthen by putting a piece of material over a hole or weak point; correct, enhance, or modify (a routine or program) by inserting a patch; restore peaceful or friendly relations after a quarrel or dispute; to connect (as circuits) by a patch cord.
patch (noun): where connections are made from anything to anything
patch (verb): making those connections