/paCH/
noun: patch; plural noun: patches
Middle English (pacche): perhaps from a variant of Old French pieche, dialect variant of piece: Vulgar Latin pedaceum literally, something measured
- a piece of material used to mend or cover a hole or a weak spot
- a small piece : scrap
- a temporary connection in a communication system
- a part of something marked out from the rest by a particular characteristic
- a small piece of ground, especially one used for gardening
- an area for which someone is responsible or in which they operate
- a period of time seen as a distinct unit with a characteristic quality
- a preset configuration or sound-data file in an electronic musical instrument, especially a synthesizer
- verb: patch; 3rd person present: patches; past tense: patched; past participle: patched;
- gerund or present participle: patching
- mend or strengthen by putting a piece of material over a hole or weak point
- correct, enhance, or modify (a routine or program) by inserting a patch
- repair the damage to something, especially hastily
- construct something hastily from unsuitable components
- restore peaceful or friendly relations after a quarrel or dispute
- to connect (as circuits) by a patch cord
patch (noun): where connections are made from anything to anything; patch (verb): making those connections
Written by : Carl Faia
