Patch

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Contents 1 Textiles 2 Computing 3 Electronics 4 Natural & artificial vision 5 Medical 6 Geography 7 Land 8 Music 9 Film 10 People 11 Other uses

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Patch may refer to:

[edit] Textiles

• Embroidered patch, embroidered design applied to clothing by organizations or individuals
• Eyepatch, used in the treatment of eye disorders, or for aesthetic purposes in covering an injured or missing eye
• Shoulder patch, or Shoulder Sleeve Insignia (United States Army), various types of insignia used for military identification
• Gang patch, identifying insignia used by street gangs

[edit] Computing

• Patch (computing), fix for a software program
• Patch (Unix), UNIX utility
• Patch, a 3-D Bézier curve used in computer graphics, or a primitive in some 3-D software packages

[edit] Electronics

• Patch (synthesizer), sound setting for musical synthesizers
• Patch cable, electrical or optical cable used to connect devices for signal routing
• Autopatch or phone patch, used in amateur radio to access an outgoing connection
• Swede Patch 2000, guitar/synthesizer hybrid made by Hagström

[edit] Natural & artificial vision

• Gabor patch

[edit] Medical

• Transdermal patch, adhesive patch to administer medication via the skin
• Nicotine patch, transdermal patch that releases nicotine into the body
• Contraceptive patch, transdermal patch that releases contraceptive
• Patch (dermatology), large discolored section of skin

[edit] Geography

• Patch, California, community in Kern County

[edit] Land

• Landscape ecology#Patch and mosaic, relatively homogeneous area that differs from its surroundings
• A small garden where fruit or vegetables are grown (e.g. pumpkin patch)

[edit] Music

• Patches (Dickey Lee song), 1962 ballad sung by Dickey Lee
• Patches (Chairmen of the Board song), 1970 hit record for Chairmen of the Board, later covered by Clarence Carter

[edit] Film

• Patch (film), 2005 film

[edit] People

• Alexander Patch (1889-1945), general of US Army in World War II
• Harry Patch, Britsh veteran of the great war
• Patch Adams, aka Hunter Adams (b. 1945), founder of the Gesundheit! Institute
• Patch, aka Patrick Johnson, a fictional character from the Renegade Spirit Trilogy written by John Perrodin and Jerry B. Jenkins
• Patch, aka Steve Johnson (Days of our Lives), fictional character on the American soap opera Days of Our Lives
• Patch, fictional character from The Tribe played by Morgan Palmer-Hubbard
• Patch, an alias/nickname of Wolverine

[edit] Other uses

• Patch, the practice of compulsory figures in figure skating, as each skater is assigned their own "patch" of ice

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