backpatched

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A form of backpatch — To update (partially compiled code) with jump addresses that were previously left as placeholders because they had not yet been encountered in the source code.

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Meanings

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of backpatch
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APA

backpatched. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/backpatched

MLA

“backpatched.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/backpatched. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “backpatched,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/backpatched.

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