patch

• اسم يدل على قطعة من القماش أو أي مادة تُوضع لتغطية ثقب أو تمزق أو إصلاح موضع تالف، أو على رقعة صغيرة من الأرض تختلف عن محيطها.

A noun referring to a piece of material used to mend or cover a hole, tear, or damaged area, or a small area distinct from its surroundings.

1. A2formal

   A small piece of material used to mend a hole or strengthen a weak area.

   رقعة

   • She sewed a patch onto her jeans to cover the hole.
   • The mechanic used a rubber patch to repair the tire.
   • He wore a patch over his eye after the surgery.

   المرادفاتcloutpieceremnantscrap

2. B1formal

   A small area or piece of land that is different from its surroundings.

   قطعة أرض

   • They planted vegetables in a small patch of the garden.
   • There is a patch of ice on the road ahead.
   • The dog likes to lie in a sunny patch on the floor.

   المرادفاتareagroundlotparcelpieceplotstriptract

3. Software updateB1informalIT

   A piece of code designed to fix bugs or update a computer program.

   تحديث برمجي

   • The latest patch fixed several security vulnerabilities.
   • You need to install the patch to improve performance.
   • The game developer released a patch to fix the glitch.

   المرادفاتcorrectionfixupdate

4. Difficult periodB2informal

   A period of time characterized by difficulty or trouble.

   فترة صعبة

   • He is going through a rough patch in his career.
   • The company hit a bad patch financially last year.
   • She's been in a difficult patch since her divorce.

   المرادفاتperiodphaseslumpspellstretch

• فعل يُستخدم للدلالة على إصلاح شيء ما أو ترميمه، غالبًا بسد ثقب أو عيب فيه، وفي مجال الحاسوب يعني تحديث برنامج لمعالجة مشكلاته.

A verb used to indicate the act of mending, repairing, or fixing something, often by covering a hole or flaw, or in computing, updating software to fix issues.

1. Repair a holeB1formal

   To mend or cover a hole or tear in a material.

   رتق الثقب

   • She patched the hole in her jeans with a piece of fabric.
   • He patched the leak in the roof with tar.
   • The mechanic patched the tire after the puncture.

   المرادفاتdarnfixmendrepairsewstitch

   الأضدادripsplittear

2. Fix softwareB2informalIT

   To update or fix a computer program by adding a small piece of code.

   تصحيح البرمجيات

   • The developers patched the security vulnerability last night.
   • You should patch your system regularly to avoid bugs.
   • They released a new update to patch the software errors.

   المرادفاتcorrectdebugfixremedyrepairupdate

3. Resolve a problem temporarilyB2informal

   To fix a problem in a quick or temporary way.

   حل مؤقت

   • We patched things up after the argument.
   • He patched the relationship with his colleague.
   • The government tried to patch the budget crisis with short-term measures.

   المرادفاتhackkludgepatch uprig

   الأضدادfixrepairresolvesolve

الصيغ المركّبةpatch up