{{Wiktionary|patch}}
'''Patch''', '''Patches''' or '''The Patch''' may refer to:
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== Arts, entertainment and media== ===Music=== * "Patches" (Chairmen of the Board song), 1970, also covered by Clarence Carter * "Patches" (Dickey Lee song), 1962 * "Patches", a song by Dala from the 2005 album ''Angels & Thieves'' * "Patches", 1919 popular song written by Lee S. Roberts and J. Will Callahan
===Fictional characters=== * Patch Johnson, in ''Days of Our Lives'' * Patch Treasurechest, a Lalaloopsy doll and character in the TV series * Patches (character), in video games by FromSoftware
===Other uses in arts, entertainment and media=== * ''The Patch'', a podcast by Rooster Teeth * Patch Media, an American local news and information platform * Patch Theatre Company, an Australian theatre company for children
== People == * Patch Adams (Hunter Adams, born 1945), American physician and clown * Alexander Patch (1889–1945), WWII U.S. Army general * Benjamin Patch (born 1994), American volleyball player * Harry Patch (1898–2009), WWI British veteran * Horace Patch (1814–1862), American politician * John Patch (1781–1861), Nova Scotian fisherman who invented the screw propeller * Margaret Merwin Patch (née Margaret Stone Merwin; 1894–1987) American arts administrator, and statistician * Mark Patch (1933–2015), Australian rugby league footballer * Thomas Patch (1725–1782), English painter, printmaker and art historian * R. D. Matthews, nicknamed "The Patch", due to an eyepatch he wore
== Places == * Augusta Municipal Golf Course, also called The Patch * Patch, Gwbert, Ceredigion, Wales * Patch, St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. * The Patch, Victoria, Australia * William Clarke Park, Brighton, England, nicknamed The Patch
== Science and technology == === Computing === * Patch (computing), data for modifying an existing software resource, and the process of applying the data * PATCH (HTTP), an HTTP request to make a change * patch (Unix), command for patching * Patch, in 3D computer graphics
=== Electronics === * Autopatch or phone patch, from radio to telephone * Patch antenna, with a low profile * Patch cable, patch cord or patch lead, to connect devices ** Patch panel
===Medicine=== * Eyepatch * Patch (dermatology), a large skin lesion * Transdermal patch, a medicated adhesive patch
== Other uses == * Patch (firearms), used to wrap a round shot lead ball projectile * Compulsory figures in figure skating * Embroidered patch ** Shoulder sleeve insignia, on US military uniforms ** Tactical recognition flash, on British military uniforms * Patch, a term in landscape ecology * Patch butterflies, several species of ''Chlosyne'' * Pembrokeshire Action To Combat Hardship (PATCH), a British charity * The Patch (bar), Los Angeles, California, U.S. * Patch (dog), a ''Blue Peter'' pet
== See also == * {{lookfrom}} * {{intitle}} * Pach (disambiguation) * Patch box (disambiguation) * Patchwork (disambiguation) * Coal town or coal patch, residences for miners near the coal mine * Gang patch, insignia of street gangs in New Zealand * Oil patch, the petroleum industry * Patch collecting * Patched, a protein receptor * Contact patch, the portion of a vehicle's tire in contact with the road * Swede Patch 2000, a guitar/synthesizer
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