patch

A patch may refer to fabric used to repair a hole, a rubber piece used to repair a tire or an embroidery element to add aesthetic or decorative value to clothing, outerwear or in the case of scouts, a badge sash.

Embroidered patches are a design made by decorative threads on a firm backing that can be applied by adhesive, heat activated adhesive or sewn on. Rayon and polyester have historically been the materials used in patch manufacturing but cotton and hemp can also be used. Three dimensional textures, dye sublimation and weaving techniques have created more intricate patches with special effects.

The patch has many other definitions. For example, thousands of websites and blogs refer to code that upgrades or fixes pre-distributed software as a patch; the cords used to connect a guitar to an amplifier are called patch cords. Smoking cessation blogs, referring to adhesive nicotine bandages that are placed on the skin, commonly referred to it as "the patch".

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• The Promising Potential of Bio-based Plastics (part 2)

  
  Anton Steeman — Authority: 115
  One of the main drivers to develop bio-based plastics is the goal to provide the market with biodegradable plastics, in order to solve the problem of rapidly increasing amounts of waste and limited landfill capacities. Although in some densely populated industrialized countries with limited landfill capacity, waste is ...
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• TEKKEN 6 Patch Coming Thanksgiving

  
  Playstation ThEvolution — Authority: 138
  According to a recent twitter post, fans of the new and improved classic fighter TEKKEN 6 should expect a patch update on Thanksgiving day. Unfortunately for a lot of gamers who were trying to get the most out of the online experience, the stability was lackluster at best.With less than a month on the market [...]
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• Zero-Day IE Exploit Coming to a Browser Near You – McAfee Labs Blog

  
  Chris Mosby at myITforum.com — Authority: 129
  Zero-Day IE Exploit Coming to a Browser Near You Monday November 23, 2009 at 3:22 pm CST Posted by Jon Paterson No Comments Trackback Information regarding another zero-day vulnerability in the Internet...( read more )
  10 hours ago

• LittleBigPlanet PSP Gets Patched

  
  Loot Ninja — Authority: 440
  Patches are very new to PSP games. Since the launch of the PSPgo, Minis, and most games as downloads, Sony now allows developers to patch portable games just like consoles. How sweet. LittleBigPlanet is the first to take advantage of this. Just how do you patch the game, you ask? Well, let me tell you. Make sure ...
  11 hours ago

• [SA37448] Internet Explorer Layout Handling Memory Corruption Vulnerability - Secunia

  
  Chris Mosby at myITforum.com — Authority: 129
  TITLE: Internet Explorer Layout Handling Memory Corruption Vulnerability   SECUNIA ADVISORY ID: SA37448   VERIFY ADVISORY: http://secunia.com/advisories/37448/   DESCRIPTION: A vulnerability...( read more )
  12 hours ago

• Microsoft Security Advisory Notification - Issued: November 23, 2009

  
  Chris Mosby at myITforum.com — Authority: 129
  ******************************************************************** Title: Microsoft Security Advisory Notification Issued: November 23, 2009 *********************************************************...( read more )
  12 hours ago

• Rohit Dhawan’s directorial debut abandoned

  
  Bollywood Stars India News Actress Actors Models Exposed — Authority: 163
  David Dhawan is already going through a rough patch with Salman Khan going against him.
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• Tekken 6 Patch Set For Thanksgiving

  
  PS3 Blog and Community | PS3Blog.net — Authority: 487
  Spend quality time with the family this Thanksgiving? No chance! Namco’s rolling out the much needed patch for Tekken 6 Thursday that will ( hopefully ) clean up the messy netcode for the online versus modes. Source
  12 hours ago

• Rohit Dhawan’s directorial debut abandoned

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 719
  David Dhawan is already going through a rough patch with Salman Khan going against him. Now, even his son, Rohit is having troubles of his own. Rohit, who was supposed to debut as a director with the Akshay Kumar-John Abraham starrer ‘Come On Pappu’, has shifted over to writing the script for a romantic [...]
  13 hours ago

• This Year’s Hottest Toy for Christmas

  
  Quazen — Authority: 510
  What are Zu Zu Pets? They’re little, furry robot gerbils that make noise and move. Sounds pretty simple. How can this possible the hottest toy of the holidays? I don’t know. I mean, look at what past toys topped the list: Tickle Me Elmo, Furbies, Cabbage Patch Kids. Don’t try to figure out why kids like what ...
  15 hours ago

• Lobster Taser: Now We’ve Tasered Everything [Tasers]

  
  F-Default — Authority: 542
    The lobster taser , which looks to me mostly like a lobster photocopier, is supposedly a more humane way of dispatching the delicious bottomfeeders than the normal “stab in the brain” or “boil alive” methods. Also, tasers. Each stun, of about 110 volts, delivers a shock that immediately and effectively ...
  17 hours ago

• Patch Notes: Nerf, Nerf, Buff

  
  Gray Matter — Authority: 458
  Blizzard released a minor update to patch 3.3 to the PTR and it has three changes that will impact Moonkin. None of them are really huge, but Im sure there will be some inflated opinions about them floating around the forums. Lets take a look. Nerf: Item - Druid T8 Balance 2P Bonus - Increases the bonus ...
  18 hours ago

• Aion Online Bans 16,000 Accounts & HD Gameplay Video

  
  Online Massively Multiplayer.com — Authority: 135
  We have written many times about the success of Aion Online with over 1 million units sold . But with a game this popular you are also sure to see a large amount of bots. NCsoft is craking down and has banned 16,000 accounts. This should improve the gameplay for others at least for awhile. Accounts were banned ...
  20 hours ago

• PTR 3.3: Raid Testing Schedule for 11/24

  
  Project Lore: World of Warcraft Videos and Guides Blog — Authority: 141
  Healers rejoice! A fight just for you! Looks like there will be some testing during Turkey Week after all! Why so short a list? Well, according to Lead Encounter Designer Daelo , server issues prevented them from properly testing one of the encounters the previous week, so it’s been moved to tomorrow (November ...
  21 hours ago

• Tripp Lite N250-012 Cat6 Wall Mount Feedthrough Patch Panel -12 Port

  
  Lowest Prices & Free Shipping — Authority: 149
  Binding: Electronics Manufacturer: TRIPP LITE Tripp Lite N250-012 Cat6 Wall Mount Feedthrough Patch Panel -12 Port Tripp Lites Cat6 wall-mount patch panel guarantees compatibility with all networks. Color coded for both EIA/TIA 568a and 568b installations. Panel comes with 110-type termination blocks. This 12" ...
  21 hours ago

• Demigod v1.2 Patch

  
  2404 - PC Gaming — Authority: 131
  Stardock announced the release of a new patch for "Demigod" delivered through Impulse, bringing the strategy game by Gas Powered Games to version 1.2. "Demigod v1.2 is here and users can now unlock the highly anticipated new Demon Assassin. The Demon Assassin is a Melee Assassin fighting for the Forces of Darkness. ...
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• Busy with Photobook

  
  www.demoments.net — Authority: 123
  I got so excited when Photobook.com.my announced that they are having 40% off promotion.  I have been wanting to make an album, but due to it’s high price, I decided to wait for the price to drop (hubby said more competitors will come up with better packages and things like that). Since there is no hurry to ...
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• Marc Shaiman Named Music Director For 82nd Academy Awards

  
  HairBoutique.com Blog — Authority: 143
  MARC SHAIMAN NAMED MUSIC DIRECTOR FOR 82ND ACADEMY AWARDSBeverly Hills, CA Oscar-nominated composer Marc Shaiman will serve as music director for the 82nd Academy Awards, telecast producers Adam Shankman and Bill Mechanic announced today.“With Marc on board, we are sure to have some great musical and, hopefully, ...
  23 hours ago

• @Warcraft Teases The 25th

  
  Project Lore: World of Warcraft Videos and Guides Blog — Authority: 141
  What in the World of Warcraft could it be? Something is astir at Blizzard, but they letting the cat out of the bag… yet, anyway. An image popped up on the Warcraft Twitter account earlier today, followed by the words “It’s Coming - 11/25.” Being only two days out, that means that we’ll get to find out ...
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• LittleBigPlanet PSP coming out on PSN tomorrow, patch available now

  
  Joystiq — Authority: 798
  This past week has been one long LittleBigDisappointment for early PSP Go adopters due to unforeseen technical snafus which prevented SCE Studio Cambridges adorable platformer from jumping onto the PSN. Fortunately, the latest "Sack it to Me" news update brings word that the game will finally be available to ...
  1 day ago

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