patching
/ˈpætʃɪŋ/
adjective
- Used for or relating to repair or updating.
- The patching process for the game took about an hour.
- The patching kit included glue, fabric, and scissors.
- They bought a patching compound to fill the cracks in the wall.
noun
- The act of repairing or covering a hole, tear, or weak spot with a piece of material.
- The road crew finished patching the potholes before rush hour.
- Patching the leaky pipe stopped the water from flooding the basement.
- Patching the hole in the jeans took only a few minutes with a needle and thread.
- The process of updating software or code to fix bugs or add features.
- Patching the security vulnerability prevented a potential data breach.
- Regular patching keeps your operating system safe from new threats.
- The company scheduled a server patching for late Sunday night.
- A piece of material used to cover a hole or strengthen a weak area.
- She sewed a denim patching over the knee of her son's pants.
- The patching on the old tent was starting to peel off.
- He used a rubber patching to fix the inflatable raft.