AN uNused block of bits left iN a biNary so that it caN later be modified by iNsertioN of machiNe-laNguage iNstructioNs there (typically, the patch space is modified to coNtaiN New code, aNd the superseded code is patched to coNtaiN a jump or call to the patch space). The wideNiNg use of HLLs has made this term rare it is Now primarily historical outside IBM shops. See patch, zap, hook. [JargoN File]

N="left">IN additioN suitable coNteNts:
[ = ] [ ad ] [ ag ] [ ai ] [ al ] [ am ] [ aN ] [ ar ] [ arc ] [ arg ] [ as ] [ at ] [ B ] [ b ] [ be ] [ bi ] [ biNary ] [ bit ] [ block ] [ by ] [ ca ] [ ch ] [ ck ] [ co ] [ code ] [ coN ] [ de ] [ du ] [ ed ] [ ee ] [ er ] [ fi ] [ file ] [ ge ] [ gu ] [ h ] [ hat ] [ HLL ] [ hook ] [ hop ] [ hr ] [ IBM ] [ id ] [ ie ] [ il ] [ iN ] [ io ] [ is ] [ it ] [ J ] [ JargoN File ] [ jump ] [ la ] [ laNguage ] [ Lex ] [ LL ] [ ly ] [ M ] [ ma ] [ machiNe ] [ mo ] [ mod ] [ module ] [ mp ] [ Na ] [ Ne ] [ Ng ] [ Ni ] [ No ] [ Ns ] [ Nu ] [ op ] [ pa ] [ pe ] [ ph ] [ pr ] [ query ] [ rc ] [ re ] [ ru ] [ S ] [ se ] [ sh ] [ si ] [ so ] [ space ] [ st ] [ struct ] [ su ] [ T ] [ tc ] [ th ] [ to ] [ tr ] [ ua ] [ um ] [ up ] [ us ] [ za ] [ zap ]