downpatch

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verb

To revert (a piece of software, especially a video game) to a former version.

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Meanings

verbdownpatch (third-person singular simple present downpatches, present participle downpatching, simple past and past participle downpatched)

present singular third person downpatches · participle present downpatching · participle past downpatched · past downpatched

  1. To revert (a piece of software, especially a video game) to a former version.
noundownpatch (plural downpatches)

plural downpatches

  1. A patch that reverts a piece of software to a former version.

Origin

From down + patch.

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APA

downpatch. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/downpatch

MLA

“downpatch.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/downpatch. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “downpatch,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/downpatch.

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