Definiciones
1.NounA piece of cloth, or other suitable material, sewed or otherwise fixed upon a garment to repair or strengthen it, especially upon an old garment to cover a hole."His sleeves had patches on the elbows where different fabric had been sewn on to replace material that had worn away."
2.NounA small piece of anything used to repair damage or a breach; as, a patch on a kettle, a roof, etc."I can't afford to replace the roof, which is what it really needs. I'll have the roofer apply a patch."
3.NounA piece of any size, used to repair something for a temporary period only, or that it is temporary because it is not meant to last long or will be removed as soon as a proper repair can be made, which will happen in the near future."Before you can fix a dam, you have to apply a patch to the hole so that everything can dry off.; "This patch should hold until you reach the city," the mechanic said as he patted the car's hood."
4.NounA small, usually contrasting but always somehow different or distinct, part of something else (location, time, size)"The world economy had a rough patch in the 1930s.; To me, a normal cow is white with black patches, but Sarah's from Texas and most of the cows there have solid brown, black, or red coats.; Doesn't that patch of clouds looks like a bunny?; When ice skating, be sure to stay away from reeds: there are always thin patches of ice there, and you could fall through."
5.NounA small area, a small plot of land or piece of ground."scattered patches of trees or growing corn; There was a blackberry patch down by the creek, and his grandparents called the pasture down there the cow patch."
6.NounA local region of professional responsibility.
7.NounA small piece of black silk stuck on the face or neck to heighten beauty by contrast, worn by ladies in the 17th and 18th centuries; an imitation beauty mark.
8.NounA piece of material used to cover a wound.
9.NounAn adhesive piece of material, impregnated with a drug, which is worn on the skin, the drug being slowly absorbed over a period of time."Many people use a nicotine patch to wean themselves off of nicotine."
10.NounA cover worn over a damaged eye, an eyepatch."He had scratched his cornea so badly that his doctor told him to wear a patch."
11.NounA block on the muzzle of a gun, to do away with the effect of dispart, in sighting.
12.NounA piece of data intended to modify a computer file by replacing a part of it.
13.NounA small piece of material that is manually passed through a gun barrel to clean it.
14.NounA piece of greased cloth or leather used as wrapping for a rifle ball, to make it fit the bore.
15.NounA cable connecting two pieces of electrical equipment."soundboard patch"
16.NounA sound setting for a musical synthesizer (originally selected by means of a patch cable).
17.NounAn overlay used to obtain a stronger impression.
18.NounA butterfly of the genus Chlosyne.
19.VerbTo mend by sewing on a piece or pieces of cloth, leather, or the like."My coat needs patching."
20.VerbTo mend with pieces; to repair by fastening pieces on.
21.VerbTo make out of pieces or patches, like a quilt."I patched together this quilt."
22.VerbTo join or unite the pieces of; to patch the skirt.
23.VerbTo employ a temporary, removable electronic connection, as one between two components in a communications system.
24.VerbTo repair or arrange in a hasty or clumsy manner"The truce between the two countries has been patched up."
25.VerbTo make the changes a patch describes; to apply a patch to the files in question. Hence:
To fix or improve a computer program without a complete upgrade.
To make a quick and possibly temporary change to a program.
26.VerbTo fix or improve a computer program without a complete upgrade.
27.VerbTo make a quick and possibly temporary change to a program.
28.VerbTo connect two pieces of electrical equipment using a cable."I'll need to patch the preamp output to the mixer."
29.NounA paltry fellow; a rogue; a ninny; a fool.