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patch

piece of software designed to update a computer program to fix or improve it
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Summary

patch is a software category[1]. patch draws 874 Wikipedia views per month (software_category category, ranking #47 of 263).[2]

Key Facts

  • patch's instance of is recorded as software category[3].
  • patch is a type of software[4].
  • patch is used for software update[5].
  • patch is used for code patching[6].
  • patch's Commons category is recorded as Software updating[7].
  • patch comprises Security patch[8].
  • patch's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Patch utilities[9].
  • patch's facet of is recorded as software maintenance[10].
  • patch's described by source is recorded as Macmillan Dictionary of Microcomputing[11].
  • patch's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://stackoverflow.com/tags/patch[12].
  • patch's different from is recorded as Q11789384[13].

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Definition and Type

patch's instance of is recorded as software category[3]. patch is a type of software[4].

Use and Application

Recorded has use include software update[5] and code patching[6]. patch comprises Security patch[8].

Influence

Things named for patch include Apache HTTP Server[14], a server software[15], founded in 1995[16].

Why It Matters

patch draws 874 Wikipedia views per month (software_category category, ranking #47 of 263).[2] patch has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] patch is known by 53 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

Entities named for patch include Apache HTTP Server[14], a server software[15], founded in 1995[16].

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [15] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). patch. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/patch
MLA “patch.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/patch.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_patch_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{patch}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/patch}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 4w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-07-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category → Category:Patch utilities
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-and-other-short:0||pl, fr, es, sv, fi, sl, cs, gl, mul */ Cleanup: remove self_stated_in refs; add mul alias ([[User:Difool/WikidataCleanup]])"
  2. 5w ago · ~2026-40359-74 · 2026-07-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category → Category:Patch utilities
    Uses → Q962365
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P910]]: [[Q8718287]]"
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