patch file

patch file

English

Noun

patch file (plural patch files)

1. (computing) A file input to a patch program.
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.

Synonyms

• patch

Troponyms

• diff file

Translations

input to a patch program

Finnish: paikkaustiedosto Portuguese: arquivo de patch m (Brasil), arquivo de correção m (Brasil), ficheiro de patch m (Portugal), ficheiro de correcção m (Portugal)

Vietnamese: bản vá

patch — see patch