Sekirov Dictionary

hot patch

noun 2
verb 1
forms 6

noun2

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A patch (software fix) which is applied to a system while it is running, without the need to reboot the system to complete the patching process.
- The use of hot patches allows the server to be kept fully up-to-date without any reboot-induced downtime.
A repair for cracks and potholes in a paved surface involving filling them with hot, molten asphalt concrete.

verb1

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To install a hot patch (of either sense).
- Hot patching requires that the operating system be specifically designed or modified to allow running processes - potentially including those forming part of the core of the operating system itself - to be modified on-the-fly without crashing the system.
- Hot patching is easiest in the summer, when the asphalt is easier to keep hot during the application process.

forms

hot patched · hot-patched · hot patching · hot-patching · hot patches · hot-patches

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