monkey-patch

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

nounmonkey-patch (plural monkey-patches)

plural monkey-patches

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of monkey patch.
verbmonkey-patch (third-person singular simple present monkey-patches, present participle monkey-patching, simple past and past participle monkey-patched)

present singular third person monkey-patches · participle present monkey-patching · participle past monkey-patched · past monkey-patched

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of monkey patch.
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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