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monkey patches

monkey patches is the plural of monkey patch.

monkey patches is the third-person singular simple present indicative of monkey patch.

Meaning of monkey patch

Noun

monkey patch (plural monkey patches)

  1. (slang) A patch which alters the behaviour of a program by forcibly overriding aspects of the original code at runtime.

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Questions about monkey patches

What is monkey patches the plural of?
Monkey patches is the plural of monkey patch.

Words near monkey patches in the dictionary

  1. monkey orchid
  2. monkey parade
  3. monkey parades
  4. monkey patch
  5. monkey patched
  6. monkey patches
  7. monkey patching
  8. monkey paw
  9. monkey paws
  10. monkey pod
  11. monkey pods

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