Patch — Patch, n. [OE. pacche; of uncertain origin, perh. for placche; cf. Prov. E. platch patch, LG. plakk, plakke.] 1. A piece of cloth, or other suitable material, sewed or otherwise fixed upon a garment to repair or strengthen it, esp. upon an old… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Patch ice — Patch Patch, n. [OE. pacche; of uncertain origin, perh. for placche; cf. Prov. E. platch patch, LG. plakk, plakke.] 1. A piece of cloth, or other suitable material, sewed or otherwise fixed upon a garment to repair or strengthen it, esp. upon an… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Patch dynamics — For the use of the term in physics, see Patch dynamics (physics). Patch dynamics is a conceptual approach to ecosystem and habitat analysis that emphasizes dynamics of heterogeneity within a system (i.e. that each area of an ecosystem is made up… … Wikipedia
Soft patch — Patch Patch, n. [OE. pacche; of uncertain origin, perh. for placche; cf. Prov. E. platch patch, LG. plakk, plakke.] 1. A piece of cloth, or other suitable material, sewed or otherwise fixed upon a garment to repair or strengthen it, esp. upon an… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Contraceptive patch — Evra patch redirects here. For the brand of patch containing estradiol only, see Evorel patch. Contraceptive patch Ortho Evra brand of contraceptive patch Background Birth control type Hormonal (c … Wikipedia
Abney effect — The Abney effect describes the perceived hue shift that occurs when white light is added to a monochromatic light source. [Pridmore, R. “Effect of purity on hue (Abney effect) in various conditions.” Color Research and Application. 32.1 (2007):… … Wikipedia
Great Pacific Garbage Patch — Garbage Island redirects here. For the episode of How I Met Your Mother, see Garbage Island (How I Met Your Mother). The Garbage Patch is located within the North Pacific Gyre, one of the five major oceanic gyres. The Great Pacific Garbage Patch … Wikipedia
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Kernel Patch Protection — (KPP), informally known as PatchGuard, is a feature of x64 editions of Microsoft Windows that prevents patching the kernel. It was first introduced in 2005 with the x64 editions of Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1.cite web… … Wikipedia