# Patch

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'''Patch''', '''Patches''' or '''The Patch''' may refer to:

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== Arts, entertainment and media==
===Music===
* ["Patches" (Chairmen of the Board song)](/source/Patches_(Chairmen_of_the_Board_song)), 1970, also covered by Clarence Carter
* ["Patches" (Dickey Lee song)](/source/Patches_(Dickey_Lee_song)), 1962
* "Patches", a song by Dala from the 2005 album ''[Angels & Thieves](/source/Angels_%26_Thieves)''
* "Patches", 1919 popular song written by [Lee S. Roberts](/source/Lee_S._Roberts) and [J. Will Callahan](/source/J._Will_Callahan)

===Fictional characters===
* [Patch Johnson](/source/Patch_Johnson), in ''Days of Our Lives''
* Patch Treasurechest, a [Lalaloopsy](/source/Lalaloopsy) doll and character in the TV series
* [Patches (character)](/source/Patches_(character)), in video games by FromSoftware

===Other uses in arts, entertainment and media===
* ''The Patch'', a podcast by [Rooster Teeth](/source/Rooster_Teeth)
* [Patch Media](/source/Patch_Media), an American local news and information platform
* [Patch Theatre Company](/source/Patch_Theatre_Company), an Australian theatre company for children

== People ==
* [Patch Adams](/source/Patch_Adams) (Hunter Adams, born 1945), American physician and clown
* [Alexander Patch](/source/Alexander_Patch) (1889–1945), WWII U.S. Army general
* [Benjamin Patch](/source/Benjamin_Patch) (born 1994), American volleyball player 
* [Harry Patch](/source/Harry_Patch) (1898–2009), WWI British veteran
* [Horace Patch](/source/Horace_Patch) (1814–1862), American politician
* [John Patch](/source/John_Patch) (1781–1861), Nova Scotian fisherman who invented the screw propeller
* [Margaret Merwin Patch](/source/Margaret_Merwin_Patch) (née Margaret Stone Merwin; 1894–1987) American arts administrator, and statistician
* [Mark Patch](/source/Mark_Patch) (1933–2015), Australian rugby league footballer
* [Thomas Patch](/source/Thomas_Patch) (1725–1782), English painter, printmaker and art historian
* [R. D. Matthews](/source/R._D._Matthews), nicknamed "The Patch", due to an eyepatch he wore

== Places ==
* [Augusta Municipal Golf Course](/source/Augusta_Municipal_Golf_Course), also called The Patch
* Patch, [Gwbert](/source/Gwbert), Ceredigion, Wales
* [Patch, St. Louis](/source/Patch%2C_St._Louis), Missouri, U.S.
* [The Patch, Victoria](/source/The_Patch%2C_Victoria), Australia
* [William Clarke Park](/source/William_Clarke_Park), Brighton, England, nicknamed The Patch

== Science and technology ==
=== Computing ===
* [Patch (computing)](/source/Patch_(computing)), data for modifying an existing software resource, and the process of applying the data
* [PATCH (HTTP)](/source/PATCH_(HTTP)), an HTTP request to make a change
* [patch (Unix)](/source/patch_(Unix)), command for patching
* Patch, in [3D computer graphics](/source/3D_computer_graphics)

=== Electronics ===
* [Autopatch](/source/Autopatch) or phone patch, from radio to telephone
* [Patch antenna](/source/Patch_antenna), with a low profile
* [Patch cable](/source/Patch_cable), patch cord or patch lead, to connect devices
** [Patch panel](/source/Patch_panel)

===Medicine===
* [Eyepatch](/source/Eyepatch)
* [Patch (dermatology)](/source/Patch_(dermatology)), a large skin lesion
* [Transdermal patch](/source/Transdermal_patch), a medicated adhesive patch

== Other uses ==
* [Patch (firearms)](/source/Patch_(firearms)), used to wrap a round shot lead ball projectile
* [Compulsory figures](/source/Compulsory_figures) in figure skating
* [Embroidered patch](/source/Embroidered_patch)
** [Shoulder sleeve insignia](/source/Shoulder_sleeve_insignia), on US military uniforms
** [Tactical recognition flash](/source/Tactical_recognition_flash), on British military uniforms
* Patch, a term in [landscape ecology](/source/Landscape_ecology)
* Patch butterflies, several species of ''[Chlosyne](/source/Chlosyne)''
* [Pembrokeshire Action To Combat Hardship](/source/Pembrokeshire_Action_To_Combat_Hardship) (PATCH), a British charity
* [The Patch (bar)](/source/The_Patch_(bar)), Los Angeles, California, U.S.
* [Patch (dog)](/source/Patch_(dog)), a ''Blue Peter'' pet

== See also ==
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* [Pach (disambiguation)](/source/Pach_(disambiguation))
* [Patch box (disambiguation)](/source/Patch_box_(disambiguation))
* [Patchwork (disambiguation)](/source/Patchwork_(disambiguation))
* [Coal town](/source/Coal_town) or coal patch, residences for miners near the coal mine
* [Gang patch](/source/Gang_patch), insignia of street gangs in New Zealand
* Oil patch, the [petroleum industry](/source/petroleum_industry)
* [Patch collecting](/source/Patch_collecting)
* [Patched](/source/Patched), a protein receptor
* [Contact patch](/source/Contact_patch), the portion of a vehicle's tire in contact with the road
* [Swede Patch 2000](/source/Swede_Patch_2000), a guitar/synthesizer

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