unpatch

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verb

To undo the process of patching; to remove a patch from.

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Meanings

verbunpatch (third-person singular simple present unpatches, present participle unpatching, simple past and past participle unpatched)

present singular third person unpatches · participle present unpatching · participle past unpatched · past unpatched

  1. raretransitivecomputingTo undo the process of patching; to remove a patch from.

    […] to use these three commands, you have two options: change the defaults in Footnote, or use Debug to unpatch WordStar.

    1983, PC Mag, volume 1, number 10, page 417
    1 more example

    If you can patch pointers, you can unpatch them as well. This affords you the ability to defragment memory, among other things […]

    2011, Eric Lengyel, Game Engine Gems 2, page 347

Origin

From un- + patch.

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APA

unpatch. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unpatch

MLA

“unpatch.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unpatch. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unpatch,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unpatch.

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