software patch

collocation in English

meaningsofsoftwareandpatch

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software
noun[U]
uk
/ˈsɒft.weər/us
/ˈsɑːft.wer/
the instructions that control what a computer does; ...
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patch
noun[C]
uk
/pætʃ/us
/pætʃ/
a small area that is different in some way from the area that ...
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(Definition ofsoftwareandpatchfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The switches can be assigned a variety of functions from piece to piece and fromsoftwarepatchor preset.
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Asoftwarepatchwas eventually released to fix the most glaring data errors and bugs.
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The company announced the availability of a newsoftwarepatchto prevent a potential security breach in consumers' computers.
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An encompassed bug fix is a software bug fix which is not the main objective of asoftwarepatch, but rather the side effect of it.
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The software patches should be designed to recognise complexity and subtle changes in the sound as an important element of compositional or improvisational development.
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The intent is also to work only with easily portable software patches, avoiding the labour of carrying hardware and the plague of obsolescence.
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They distribute cracks (software patches), keygens (key generators), and pre-cracked versions of entire programs.
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However, the addition of software patches to the installation is performed by the installation owner (typically the user: ingres).
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This includes not merely deploying software patches, but also preventing break-ins and other security problems with preventive measures.
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Software patches usually aim to improve functionality or solve problems with security.
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Regressions are often caused by encompassed bug fixes included in software patches.
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Because of their use in applying software patches, however, the dispatch tables were retained.
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Pseudo-rolling distributions attempt to stabilize a development branch of a non-rolling distribution via software patches to obtain a distribution with features similar to those of a true rolling release.
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