hotfixing
verb (present participle)UK /ˈhɒtˌfɪksɪŋ/
US /ˈhɑːtˌfɪksɪŋ/
Fixing something very fast so it works again right away.
The team is hotfixing the game so players can log in again.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. Making a small, urgent change to computer code to solve a problem.
They spent the night hotfixing the payment system.
3. Repairing something temporarily until a proper fix is ready.
Hotfixing the broken pipe stopped the leak for now.
4. Quickly solving a sudden problem in a live service.
Hotfixing the server kept the website online during the sale.