Patch
Part of speech: proper noun
Definition: The program that updates old versions of files, based on a record of differences with the newer versions.
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A piece of cloth, or other suitable material, sewed or otherwise fixed upon a garment to repair or strengthen it, esp. upon an old garment to cover a hole. A small piece of anything used to repair a breach; as, a patch on a kettle, a roof, etc. A small piece of black silk stuck on the face, or neck, to hide a defect, or to heighten beauty. A piece of greased cloth or leather used as wrapping for a rifle ball, to make it fit the bore. A small area, a small piece of ground; a tract; a plot; as, scattered patches of trees or growing corn. A period of time. A fit. A block on the muzzle of a gun, to do away with the effect of dispart, in sighting. A paltry fellow; a rogue; a ninny; a fool. A file describing changes made to a computer file or files, usually changes made to a computer program that fix a programming bug. A patch file, a file used for input to a patch program. An adhesive piece of material, impregnated with a drug, which is worn on the skin; the drug being slowly absorbed over a period of time. A small piece of material that is manually passed through a gun barrel to clean it. (Often patch cable, patch cord etc.; see also patch panel) A cable connecting two pieces of electrical equipment.
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To mend by sewing on a piece or pieces of cloth, leather, or the like; as, to patch a coat. To mend with pieces; to repair with pieces fastened on. To repair clumsily; as, to patch the roof of a house. To adorn, as the face, with a patch or patches. To make of pieces or patches like a quilt. To repair as with patches. To arrange in a hasty or clumsy manner; – generally with up; as, to patch up a truce. To make the changes a patch describes; to apply a patch to the files in question. Hence: # To fix or improve a computer program without a complete upgrade. # To make a quick and possibly temporary change to a program. To connect two pieces of electrical equipment using a cable.
Example sentence: I now say that the oldest man living never heard of the president of a great nation to come down to open electioneering for his successor. It is treating the nation as if it was the property of a single individual, and he had the right to bequeath it to whom he pleased - the same as a patch of land for which he had the patent.
Bandage
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A strip of gauze or similar material used to protect or support a wound or injury.A strip of cloth bound round the head and eyes as a blindfold.
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To apply a bandage to something.
Example sentence: I broke my nose in gym when a ball hit me. I took a girl to her debutante ball the next week wearing a tux and a big, honking bandage. Not the romantic night she had in mind.