hotfix
Noun
Meaning
hotfix (plural hotfixes)
(computing) A cumulative package of one or more files used to address a problem in a software product.
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‘Cyberpunk 2077’ developers ‘CD Projekt RED’ has also released a game patch called Hotfix 1.05, aimed at fixing a few major issue layers are experiencing.
There were many problems with the AMD Catalyst 11.2 - 11.6 AGP hotfix drivers under Windows 7 with the HD 4000 series AGP video cards; citation use of 10.12 or 11.1 AGP hotfix drivers is the recommended workaround.
Blizzard quickly issued a hotfix which reduces the damage and health of most mobs up to level 100.
One of the CCleaner options is to remove hotfix uninstallers.
Beta.5b was a hotfix release and obviously had some problems.
If anyone has shown folks how to to tackle memory leaks (other than the obvious file upload one fixed in in CF8 or available as a hotfix), I’m sure there would be an audience for that, too.