monkeypatch

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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

nounmonkeypatch (plural monkeypatches)

plural monkeypatches

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of monkey patch.
verbmonkeypatch (third-person singular simple present monkeypatches, present participle monkeypatching, simple past and past participle monkeypatched)

present singular third person monkeypatches · participle present monkeypatching · participle past monkeypatched · past monkeypatched

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of monkey patch.
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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