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hotpatch

hotpatch is the alternative form of hot patch.

Meaning of hot patch

Noun

hot patch (plural hot patches)

  1. 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.
  2. A repair for cracks and potholes in a paved surface involving filling them with hot, molten asphalt concrete.

See all 3 meanings of hot patch

Forms of hotpatch

Noun
pluralhotpatches
Verb
third-person singular presenthotpatches
present participlehotpatching
past participlehotpatched
pasthotpatched

Questions about hotpatch

What is hotpatch the alternative form of?
Hotpatch is the alternative form of hot patch.

Words near hotpatch in the dictionary

  1. Hotot
  2. hototay
  3. Hotots
  4. hotpanted
  5. hotpants
  6. hotpatch
  7. hotpatched
  8. hotpatches
  9. hotpatching
  10. hotpath
  11. hotpaths

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