patched
- adjective
- /pæʧt/
- Specialized
- The software was recently patched to fix several vulnerabilities and improve overall performance.
He'll say, bro, I want to exploit this until it's patched.
- He'll say, bro, I want to exploit this until it's patched.
Examples
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A general trend with the jailbreaking attempts is that these exploits are getting patched as they're discovered, so it becomes more difficult to find new ones.
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Now the game will be patched just as it was when the first expansion came out.
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And we demand this is patched in your very next release and get a quick fix out all this thing.
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Yeah, already patched, but and the the headline here is is very sensationalist because it's already patched.
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So I've got the OSC input patched and I've linked my faders to those messages.
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After the game was patched, players noticed a significant reduction in bugs during gameplay.
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The application received a patched update that resolved many user-reported issues.
Antonyms
- Specialized
Software or a device that has not received the latest update to fix security problems
How Patched
Surface Forms
Morphology
patched = patch (transparent) = patch + ed
Common past-participle/adjectival use of the verb 'patch' in computing; learners familiar with software updates will infer the meaning.
Etymology
Patched comes from patch, the idea of a 'small piece' used to fix something, and computer people used it for small fixes to programs. So a patched system has had small updates or fixes added to close problems or security holes.