patch
US /pætʃ/
UK /pætʃ/

1.
toppa, pezza
a piece of material used to mend or strengthen a torn or weak point
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She sewed a patch onto the knee of her jeans.
Ha cucito una toppa sul ginocchio dei suoi jeans.
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The old coat had several colorful patches.
Il vecchio cappotto aveva diverse toppe colorate.
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patch, aggiornamento
a small piece of software designed to fix problems or update a computer program or its supporting data
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The company released a security patch for the software.
L'azienda ha rilasciato una patch di sicurezza per il software.
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You need to install the latest patch to fix the bug.
Devi installare l'ultima patch per correggere il bug.
1.
rattoppare, riparare
to mend or strengthen (something) with a patch
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He had to patch the hole in his tent before the rain started.
Ha dovuto rattoppare il buco nella sua tenda prima che iniziasse a piovere.
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They managed to patch up the old boat and make it seaworthy.
Sono riusciti a rattoppare la vecchia barca e a renderla navigabile.
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collegare, connettere
to connect (electrical or electronic equipment) with a temporary connection
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Can you patch me through to customer service?
Puoi collegarmi al servizio clienti?
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The technician had to patch the network cables to restore connection.
Il tecnico ha dovuto collegare i cavi di rete per ripristinare la connessione.
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patchare, aggiornare
to apply a software patch to (a computer program or system)
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The IT department will patch all the servers tonight.
Il reparto IT patcherà tutti i server stasera.
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It's important to regularly patch your operating system for security.
È importante patchare regolarmente il sistema operativo per la sicurezza.