hot patch

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  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.
  2. A repair for cracks and potholes in a paved surface involving filling them with hot, molten asphalt concrete.
verb
  1. To install a hot patch (of either sense).

Word forms

hot patch hot patches hot-patch hotpatch hot patching hot patched
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