hot patch

Alternative forms

 * (generally for the verb only)

Noun

 * 1)  A patch (software fix) which is applied to a system while it is running, without the need to reboot the system to complete the patching process.
 * 2)  A repair for cracks and potholes in a paved surface involving filling them with hot, molten asphalt concrete.
 * 1)  A repair for cracks and potholes in a paved surface involving filling them with hot, molten asphalt concrete.

Verb

 * 1) To install a hot patch (of either sense).