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Why is updating a computer program called a patch?

An update of a computer program that eliminates identified errors is called a patch, which literally means "patch" in English. This term arose when the main carrier of information in computer systems was still punched cards and punched tapes - paper reels with holes punched in the right places, which were read and converted into machine code. The developer of the program sent the corrected section of the punched tape to the users, and they themselves cut out the erroneous fragment and pasted the "patch".

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