hot patch

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Noun

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hot patch (plural hot patches)

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

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Verb

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hot patch (third-person singular simple present hot patches, present participle hot patching, simple past and past participle hot patched)

  1. 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.