Meanings
nounhotfix (plural hotfixes)
plural hotfixes
- computingA cumulative package of one or more files used to address a problem in a software product.
When you extract the files in a hotfix, you'll generally find the following.
1999, John Savill, The Windows NT and Windows 2000 Answer Book1 more example
For example, the IIS 3.0 denial-of-service attacks that brought down Microsoft's web site several times in 1997 quickly led to the release of a hotfix.
2000, Paul Robichaux, Managing the Windows 2000 Registry
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Translations
German Hotfix
- HotfixTranslations
Spanish corrección, revisión
- correcciónTranslations
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- parcheTranslations
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