"patch file" meaning in English

See patch file in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: patch files [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} patch file (plural patch files)
  1. (computing) A file input to a patch program. Categories (topical): Computing Synonyms: patch Troponyms: diff file Translations (input to a patch program): paikkaustiedosto (Finnish), łata [feminine] (Polish), arquivo de patch [Brazil, masculine] (Portuguese), arquivo de correção [Brazil, masculine] (Portuguese), ficheiro de patch [Portugal, masculine] (Portuguese), ficheiro de correcção [Portugal, masculine] (Portuguese), bản vá (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-patch_file-en-noun-u6sk3Nan Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences Disambiguation of 'input to a patch program': 82 18
  2. (computing) A file containing changes to be applied to another file or files, usually changes made to a computer program that fix a programming bug. Categories (topical): Computing
    Sense id: en-patch_file-en-noun-NCzAISS1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 74 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

Inflected forms

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