1. hot patch - Noun
2. hot patch - Verb
(computing) 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.
(construction) A repair for cracks and potholes in a paved surface involving filling them with hot, molten asphalt concrete.
hot patch (third-person singular simple present hot patches, present participle hot patching, simple past and past participle hot patched)
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.
hot-patch (third-person singular simple present hot-patches, present participle hot-patching, simple past and past participle hot-patched)
Alternative form of hot patch
hot-patch