Patch

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The term patch may refer to:

[edit] Textiles

[edit] Medication

[edit] Electronics

  • Patch (synthesizer), a sound setting for musical synthesizers
  • Patch cable, an electrical cable which can be used to alter the functionality of a piece of electrical equipment
  • Autopatch or phone patch, used in amateur radio to access an outgoing connection

[edit] Land

  • Patch and mosaic, a habitat patch in landscape ecology
  • Patch, a small garden, or a place where specific fruits or vegetables are grown (e.g. pumpkin patch)

[edit] Music

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[edit] Computing

  • Patch (computing), a fix for a software program where the actual binary executable and related files are modified.
  • Patch (Unix), 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.
  • Patch, a 3-D Bézier curve used in computer graphics, or a primitive in some 3-D software packages

[edit] Other uses

  • Patch, the practice of compulsory figures in figure skating, as each skater is assigned their own "patch" of ice