hot patch
hot patch noun: 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.
Noun
hot patch (plural hot patches)
- 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.
- The use of hot patches allows the server to be kept fully up-to-date without any reboot-induced downtime.
- A repair for cracks and potholes in a paved surface involving filling them with hot, molten asphalt concrete.
Verb
hot patch (third-person singular simple present hot patches, present participle hot patching, simple past and past participle hot patched)
- To install a hot patch (of either sense).
- Hot patching requires that the operating system be specifically designed or modified to allow running processes - potentially including those forming part of the core of the operating system itself - to be modified on-the-fly without crashing the system.
- Hot patching is easiest in the summer, when the asphalt is easier to keep hot during the application process.
Forms of hot patch
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | hot patches |
| alternative form | hot-patch |
| alternative form | hotpatch |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | hot patches |
| present participle | hot patching |
| past participle | hot patched |
| past | hot patched |
Questions about hot patch
- What does hot patch mean?
- Hot patch means 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.
- What part of speech is hot patch?
- Hot patch can be a noun or a verb.
- What is the plural of hot patch?
- The plural of hot patch is hot patches.
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