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💻 A quick software update 💻 To fix software fast
to hotfix

to hotfix

4.9
To change software quickly to solve a problem
  • verb
  • /ˈhɑtˌfɪks/
  • Specialized
translation icon : hotfixear
  • The development team had to hotfix the app after users reported a critical error.

Examples

  • After the update caused problems, they quickly hotfixed the software to resolve the bug.

  • We will hotfix the login issue tonight to restore access for everyone.

  • We need to hotfix this bug immediately.

  • The team hotfixed the issue last night.

  • The development team had to hotfix the app after users reported a critical error.

  • We will hotfix the login issue tonight to restore access for everyone.

  • After the update caused problems, they quickly hotfixed the software to resolve the bug.

Synonyms

to zap the bug
vsto hotfix
  • Jargon
6.7

To fix a problem in a computer program quickly

is a quick temporary change made in the software to fix faults
to patch the software
vsto hotfix
  • Specialized
4.0

To fix problems in a computer program by installing updates

is a quick temporary change rather than a broader planned update

How Extensive

to upgrade
177 3.5
to update
451 2.8
patch
  • Specialized
75 3.8
to hotfix
  • Specialized
4.9

Surface Forms

hotfix infinitive
hotfixed past
hotfixed past participle
hotfixing present participle
hotfixes third person singular

Etymology

The verb hotfix comes from the same parts: hot ('urgent') and fix ('repair'), so it means to make a quick, temporary change to repair a problem now. That's why to hotfix software is to fix a fault immediately until a full update is ready.