monkey patches

A form of monkey patch — A patch which alters the behaviour of a program by forcibly overriding aspects of the original code at runtime.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of monkey patch
verb
  1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of monkey patch
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APA

monkey patches. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monkey%20patches

MLA

“monkey patches.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monkey%20patches. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “monkey patches,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monkey%20patches.

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