monkey patch

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|programming|_|slang}} A [[patch]] which [[alter]]s the [[behaviour]] of a [[program]] by forcibly [[override|overriding]] aspects of the original code at [[runtime]].

Verb

1. {{lb|en|programming|_|slang|transitive}} To [[alter]] the [[behaviour]] of a [[program]] by forcibly [[override|overriding]] aspects of the original code at [[runtime]].

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