hotpatch

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A form of hot patch — A patch (software fix) which is applied to a system while it is running, without the need to reboot the system to complete the patching process.

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Meanings

nounhotpatch (plural hotpatches)

plural hotpatches

  1. alternativeAlternative form of hot patch.
verbhotpatch (third-person singular simple present hotpatches, present participle hotpatching, simple past and past participle hotpatched)

present singular third person hotpatches · participle present hotpatching · participle past hotpatched · past hotpatched

  1. alternativeAlternative form of hot patch.
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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