Patch or Patches may refer to:

Arts, entertainment and media

* Patch Johnson, a fictional character from ''Days of Our Lives'' * Patch (''My Little Pony''), a toy * "Patches" (Dickey Lee song), 1962 * "Patches" (Chairmen of the Board song), 1970, also covered by Clarence Carter * Patch (website), an online news service * "Patches", a song by Dala from the album '' Angels & Thieves''

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 Horace D. Patch (August 7, 1814 – June 22, 1862) was an American politician. Born in Onondaga County, New York, Patch went to Cazenovia Academy. He then practiced law in Ohio. In 1843, Patch moved to Whitewater and then to Calamus, Wisconsin ...

(1814–1862), American politician

Places

Patch, St. Louis Patch is a neighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri St. Louis () is the second-largest city in Missouri, United States. It sits near the confluence of the Mississippi and the Missouri Rivers. In 2020, the city proper had a population of 301,5 ...

, Missouri, U.S. * Patch, Gwbert, Ceredigion, Wales

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 An autopatch, sometimes called a phone patch, is a feature of an amateur radio (or other type of two-way radio) repeater or base station to access an outgoing telephone connection. Users with a transceiver capable of producing touch tones (DTMF ...

or phone patch, from radio to telephone * Patch antenna *

Patch cable A patch cable, patch cord or patch lead is an electrical or optical cable used to connect ("patch in") one electronic or optical device to another for signal routing. Devices of different types (e.g., a switch connected to a computer, or a sw ...

, to connect devices * Patch panel, to connect circuits *

Swede Patch 2000 The Hagström Swede Patch 2000 is the first guitar/synthesizer hybrid. It was manufactured by Hagström in collaboration with Ampeg. The guitar appears to be a normal Hagström Swede but the neck is specially wired to transmit an input to a synth ...

, a guitar/synthesizer

Medicine

Patch (dermatology) A skin condition, also known as cutaneous condition, is any medical condition that affects the integumentary system—the organ system that encloses the Human body, body and includes skin, Nail (anatomy), nails, and related muscle and glands. Th ...

, a large skin lesion * Transdermal patch, medicated *

Eyepatch An eyepatch is a small patch that is worn in front of one eye. It may be a cloth patch attached around the head by an elastic band or by a string, an adhesive bandage, or a plastic device which is clipped to a pair of glasses. It is often worn ...

Species

* Patch butterflies, species of the genus ''

Chlosyne ''Chlosyne'' is a genus of butterflies from North and South America in the family Nymphalidae. Species Listed alphabetically within groups: Glassberg, J. (2007) ''A Swift Guide to the Butterflies of Mexico and Central America'', Sunstreak Book ...

Other uses

* PATCH (Pembrokeshire Action To Combat Hardship), a UK charity *

Patch (firearms) A patch box is a patch storage compartment on muzzleloader A muzzleloader is any firearm into which the projectile and the propellant charge is loaded from the muzzle of the gun (i.e., from the forward, open end of the gun's barrel). This is d ...

, for muzzleloaders * In landscape ecology, a homogeneous area * Compulsory figures in figure skating *

Contact patch Contact patch is the portion of a vehicle's tire that is in actual contact with the road surface. It is commonly used in the discussion of pneumatic (i.e. pressurized) tires, where the term is used strictly to describe the portion of the tire’s ...

, of a tire with a road * Embroidered patch ** Shoulder sleeve insignia (United States Army) ** Tactical recognition flash *

Gang patch A gang patch in New Zealand refers to the identifying insignia of a street gang. Patches have been linked to intimidation of members of the public by gang members. Gang patches perform much the same identification role as gang colours do in ot ...

, in New Zealand *

Surface patch In technical applications of 3D computer graphics ( CAx) such as computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacturing, surfaces are one way of representing objects. The other ways are wireframe (lines and curves) and solids. Point clouds ...