monkey patch
monkey patch · monkey patches · monkey patched · monkey patching
To alter the behaviour of a program by forcibly overriding aspects of the original…To alter the behaviour of a program by forcibly overriding aspects of the original code at runtime.
Meaning
1 senses(slang)To alter the behaviour of a program by forcibly overriding aspects of the original code at runtime.
Origin
Apparently from earlier guerrilla patch (“code that sneakily changes other code”), understApparently from earlier guerrilla patch (“code that sneakily changes other code”), understood as gorilla patch. A monkey patch was then a more carefully written instance of such a patch. Or simply derived from monkey (“to mess with”, verb).
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Forms
monkey patches, monkey patching, monkey patched, monkey patched| Base form | monkey patch · to monkey patch |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | monkey patches |
| Present participle | monkey patching |
| Past simple | monkey patched |
| Past participle | monkey patched |
regular
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle