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soft patch

A quick fix to machine language currently in memory that only lasts for the current session.

soft patch [′sȯft ′pach]

(computer science)

A temporary change in a computer program's machine language that is carried out while the program is in memory, and thus prevails only for the duration of a single run of the program.

(engineering)

A patch in a crack in a vessel such as a steam boiler consisting of a soft material inserted in the crack and covered by a metal plate bolted or riveted to the vessel.

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