codepatching

noun

UK /ˈkəʊdˌpætʃɪŋ/

US /ˈkoʊdˌpætʃɪŋ/

Fixing small parts of a computer program to make it work better.

The team spent the afternoon codepatching the game to remove a bug.

SYNONYMS

bug fixing hotfixing patching code repair software mending

RELATED WORDS

debugging update programming software patch

OTHER MEANINGS

2. The act of applying a quick fix to running software without stopping it.

Codepatching kept the website online while the developers fixed the error.

3. A temporary repair made to source code before a full rewrite.

The codepatching held up for weeks until the new version shipped.

4. Modifying a program's instructions directly in memory or binary form.

He used codepatching to change the game's difficulty settings.