verb
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To mend by sewing on a piece or pieces of cloth, leather, or the like
example
My coat needs patching.
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To mend with pieces; to repair by fastening pieces on.
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To make out of pieces or patches, like a quilt.
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To join or unite the pieces of; to patch the skirt.
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To employ a temporary, removable electronic connection, as one between two components in a communications system.
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(generally with the particle "up") To repair or arrange in a hasty or clumsy manner
example
The truce between the two countries has been patched up.
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To make the changes a patch describes; to apply a patch to the files in question. Hence:
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To connect two pieces of electrical equipment using a cable.
example
I'll need to patch the preamp output to the mixer.