backpatch
backpatch · backpatches · backpatched · backpatching
To update with jump addresses that were previously left as placeholders because they…To update (partially compiled code) with jump addresses that were previously left as placeholders because they had not yet been encountered in the source code.
Meaning
1 sensesTo update (partially compiled code) with jump addresses that were previously left as placeholders because they had not yet been encountered in the source code.
Origin
From back + patch.From back + patch.
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Forms
backpatches, backpatching, backpatched, backpatched| Base form | backpatch · to backpatch |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | backpatches |
| Present participle | backpatching |
| Past simple | backpatched |
| Past participle | backpatched |
regular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle