:patch space: n. An unused block of bits left in a binary so that
it can later be modified by insertion of machine-language
instructions there (typically, the patch space is modified to
contain new code, and the superseded code is patched to contain a
jump or call to the patch space). The widening use of HLLs has
made this term rare; it is now primarily historical outside IBM
shops. See {patch} (sense 4), {zap} (sense 4), {hook}.
-- The AI Hackers Dictionary
it can later be modified by insertion of machine-language
instructions there (typically, the patch space is modified to
contain new code, and the superseded code is patched to contain a
jump or call to the patch space). The widening use of HLLs has
made this term rare; it is now primarily historical outside IBM
shops. See {patch} (sense 4), {zap} (sense 4), {hook}.
-- The AI Hackers Dictionary
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An unused block of bits left in a binary
so that it can later be modified by insertion of machine-language
instructions there (typically,
the patch space is modified to contain new code... - patch
1. n. A temporary addition to a piece of code,
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(the term is often used in the plural `diffs').
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(the term is often used in the plural `diffs').
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--
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