Patch

Patch, Patches or The Patch may refer to:

Arts, entertainment and media

 * Patch Johnson, a fictional character from Days of Our Lives
 * "Patches" (Dickey Lee song), 1962
 * "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)
 * 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.

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, 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