hot patch
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.16 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
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.
noun
A repair for cracks and potholes in a paved surface involving filling them with hot, molten asphalt concrete.
Example Sentences
- "The use of hot patches allows the server to be kept fully up-to-date without any reboot-induced downtime."
- "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."