hot patch (English, noun)
expansion: hot patch (plural hot patches)
Senses:
topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: A patch (software fix) which is applied to a system while it is running, without the need to reboot the system to complete the patching process.
topics: business
construction
manufacturing
glosses: A repair for cracks and potholes in a paved surface involving filling them with hot, molten asphalt concrete.
Forms:
form: hot patches
tags: plural
form: hot-patch
tags: alternative
form: hotpatch
tags: alternative