unpatched

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English

Etymology

un- +‎ patched

Adjective

unpatched (not comparable)

  1. Not fitted with patches.
    ragged, unpatched jeans
  2. (computing) For which a patch is not yet available.
    • 2007, Harris et al, Gray Hat Hacking: The Ethical Hacker's Handbook
      Microsoft is actually pretty good about warning users about active attacks abusing unpatched vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer.
  3. (computing) Not patched; to which a patch has not been applied.
    • 2003, Derek Vadala, Managing RAID on Linux:
      When working with kernel patches, it's a good idea to apply them to a clean, unpatched kernel.