Patch

Definitions

1. A discrete change applied to source code or software, historically often represented as a diff and now also commonly as a pull request or commit set. The term covers both bug fixes and smaller targeted modifications.

   In plain English: A specific change made to software, often to fix or improve something.

   Example: "The maintainer accepted the patch after confirming it fixed the regression without changing the public API."

Related Terms

• Issue Tracker
• Patch File
• Delta
• Diff
• Change Set
• Code Change
• Codebase Health
• Repository Health
• Subversion
• Support Lifecycle
• Update Policy
• Version Control Standard