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patch

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[ pach ]
/ pætʃ /
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noun
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
to make a connection between radio circuits, telephone lines, etc. (often followed by in or into): We patched into the ship-to-shore conversation.
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Origin of patch

1
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English pacche, patche, pachche; of uncertain origin; perhaps an alteration of Middle French pece, pieche, piece piece

synonym study for patch

14. See mend.

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Other definitions for patch (2 of 3)

patch2
[ pach ]
/ pætʃ /

noun
a clown, fool, or booby.

Origin of patch

2
First recorded in 1540–50; of uncertain origin; perhaps from southern Italian dialect paccio (Italian pazzo) “fool”

Other definitions for patch (3 of 3)

Patch
[ pach ]
/ pætʃ /

noun
Alexander Mc·Car·rell [muh-kar-uhl], /məˈkær əl/, 1889–1945, U.S. World War II general.
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British Dictionary definitions for patch

patch
/ (pætʃ) /

noun
verb (tr)

Derived forms of patch

patchable, adjectivepatcher, noun

Word Origin for patch

C16 pacche, perhaps from French pieche piece
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Scientific definitions for patch

patch
[ păch ]

A temporary, removable electronic connection, as one between two components in a communications system.
A piece of code added to software in order to fix a bug, especially as a temporary correction between two versions of the same software.
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