Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

backpatch

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
back-patch
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To update (partially compiled code) with jump addresses that were previously left as placeholders because they had not yet been encountered in the source code.

Etymology

From back + patch.

Inflected Forms

backpatches (present, singular) backpatching (participle, present) backpatched (participle, past) backpatched (past)

Questions

What does backpatch mean?
To update (partially compiled code) with jump addresses that were previously left as placeholders because they had not yet been encountered in the source code.
Where does backpatch come from?
From back + patch.

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