Editing Patch

{{Wiktionary|patch}}

'''Patch''', '''patches''', '''The Patch''', or '''the patch''' may  refer to:

{{TOC right}}

== Arts, entertainment and media==
* [[Patch Johnson]], a fictional character from ''Days of Our Lives''
* [[Patches (Dickey Lee song)|"Patches" (Dickey Lee song)]], 1962
* [[Patches (Chairmen of the Board song)|"Patches" (Chairmen of the Board song)]], 1970, also covered by Clarence Carter
* [[Patches (character)]], a fictional character appearing in video games by FromSoftware
* [[Patch Media]], an online news service
* "Patches", a song by Dala from the album ''[[Angels & Thieves]]''
* [[The Patch (podcast)|''The Patch'' (podcast)]]
* Patch Treasurechest, a [[Lalaloopsy]] doll and character in the TV series

== People ==
* [[Patch Adams]] (Hunter Adams, born 1945), American physician and clown
* [[Alexander Patch]] (1889–1945), WWII U.S. Army general
* [[Harry Patch]] (1898–2009), WWI British veteran
* [[Horace Patch]] (1814–1862), American politician

== Places ==
* [[Patch, St. Louis]], Missouri, U.S.
* Patch, [[Gwbert]], Ceredigion, Wales
* [[The Patch, Victoria]], Australia
* [[William Clarke Park]], Brighton, nicknamed The Patch
* [[The Patch (bar)]], Los Angeles, California, U.S.

== Science and technology ==
=== Computing ===
* [[Patch (computing)]], changes to a computer program
* [[patch (Unix)]], a UNIX utility
* [[PATCH (HTTP)]], an HTTP request to make a change

=== Electronics ===
* [[Autopatch]] or phone patch, from radio to telephone
* [[Patch antenna]]
* [[Patch cable]], to connect devices
* [[Patch panel]], to connect  circuits
* [[Swede Patch 2000]], a guitar/synthesizer

===Medicine===
* [[Patch (dermatology)]], a large skin lesion
* [[Transdermal patch]], medicated
* [[Eyepatch]]

===Species===
* Patch butterflies, species of the genus ''[[Chlosyne]]''

== Other uses ==
* [[Pembrokeshire Action To Combat Hardship]] (PATCH), a UK charity
* [[Patch (firearms)]], for muzzleloaders
* In [[Landscape ecology#Patch and mosaic|landscape ecology]], a homogeneous area
* [[Compulsory figures]] in figure skating
* [[Contact patch]], of a tire with a road 
* [[Embroidered patch]]
** [[Shoulder sleeve insignia]]
** [[Tactical recognition flash]]
* [[Gang patch]], in New Zealand
* [[Surface patch]]

== See also ==
* {{lookfrom}}
* {{intitle}}
* [[Pach (disambiguation)]]
* [[Patch box (disambiguation)]]
* [[Coal town]] or coal patch, residences for miners near the coal mine
* Oil patch, the [[petroleum industry]]
* [[Patch collecting]]
* [[Patched]], a protein receptor
* [[Patchwork]], a form of needlework

{{Disambiguation|surname}}