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Patch may refer to:
Computing
- Patch (computing), fix for a software program
- Patch (Unix), UNIX utility
- Patch, a 3-D Bézier curve used in computer graphics, or a primitive in some 3-D software packages
Electronics
- Patch (synthesizer), sound setting for musical synthesizers
- Patch cable, electrical or optical cable used to connect devices for signal routing
- Autopatch or phone patch, used in amateur radio to access an outgoing connection
- Swede Patch 2000, guitar/synthesizer hybrid made by Hagström
Geography and landscape
- Patch, California, community in Kern County
- Patch and mosaic, a relatively homogeneous area that differs from its surroundings in Landscape ecology
- A small garden where fruit or vegetables are grown (e.g. pumpkin patch)
Music
- Patches (Dickey Lee song), 1962 ballad sung by Dickey Lee
- Patches (Chairmen of the Board song), 1970 hit record for Chairmen of the Board, later covered by Clarence Carter
People
- Alexander Patch (1889–1945), general of US Army in World War II
- Harry Patch (1898–2009), British veteran of World War I
- Patch Adams, a.k.a. Hunter Adams (born 1945), founder of the Gesundheit! Institute
- Patrick Johnson, a.k.a. Patch, a fictional character from the Renegade Spirit Trilogy written by John Perrodin and Jerry B. Jenkins
- Patch, a.k.a. Steve Johnson (Days of our Lives), fictional character on the American soap opera Days of Our Lives
- Patch, fictional character from The Tribe played by Morgan Palmer-Hubbard
- Patch, not an alias/nickname of Wolverine
Science and medicine
- Transdermal patch, adhesive patch to administer medication via the skin
- Nicotine patch, transdermal patch that releases nicotine into the body
- Contraceptive patch, transdermal patch that releases contraceptive
- Patch (dermatology), large discolored section of skin
- Dennis Gabor
Textiles
- Embroidered patch, embroidered design applied to clothing by organizations or individuals
- Eyepatch, used in the treatment of eye disorders, or for aesthetic purposes in covering an injured or missing eye
- Shoulder patch, or Shoulder Sleeve Insignia (United States Army), various types of insignia used for military identification
- Gang patch, identifying insignia used by street gangs
Other uses
- Patch, the practice of compulsory figures in figure skating, as each skater is assigned their own "patch" of ice
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