A quick-repair job for a piece of programming. During a software beta test distribution or try-out period and later after the product is formally released, bugs will almost invariably be found. A patch is the immediate solution provided to users.

A wafer-like directional antenna suitable for covering single-floor small offices, small stores and other indoor locations where access points cannot be placed centrally.

A length of cable with connectors on the ends that is used to connect an end device to something else, such as a power source. One of the most common uses is connecting a laptop, desktop or other end device to a wall outlet.

An area of systems management that involves acquiring, testing, and installing multiple patches (code changes) to an administered computer system. 

A patch Matrix, in a video context, is the display in the Monitors window that identifies video and audio tracks in the current source clip and the available tracks in the Sequencer window. 

A mounted hardware unit containing an assembly of port locations in a communications or other electronic or electrical system.   

The second Tuesday of each month, when Microsoft releases the newest fixes for its Windows operating system and related software applications. 

An internet advertising model used to direct traffic to websites, in which advertisers pay the publisher when the ad is clicked.

A set of requirements that are intended to help software vendors develop secure payment applications that support PCI DSS compliance. 

A card that can be used by a cardholder and accepted by a merchant to make a payment for a purchase or in payment of some other obligation.

PCI compliance is adherence to a set of specific security standards that were developed to protect card information during and after a financial transaction. PCI compliance is required by all card brands.

A payment gateway is an e-commerce application service provider service that authorizes credit card payments for e-businesses, online retailers, bricks and clicks, or traditional brick and mortar.

PayPal is an international e-commerce business allowing payments and money transfers to be made through the Internet.

A software used to standardize the way a company handles the calculation and processing of its payroll. It keeps data accurate and helps in payroll processing to be less time-consuming.

PBWorks is a real-time collaborative editing system that allows the creation of wikis. Mostly used in corporates to maintain private hosted wikis. Founded in the year 2005 as PBWiki, it changed its name to PBWorks in 2009.

Optimizing the performance of a computer system via hardware tuning and/or adjusting some operating system-related settings either directly or using a piece of computer system optimization software. e.g., using disk defragmentation software.