Is there a purely technical term for 'monkey patching' (opens in new tab)

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7 pointsfrandroid10mo ago2 comments

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On the origins of the term "monkey patching"

Thanks for sharing. I hadn't expected there to be any particularly interesting etymology at all, but there is. (I also hadn't considered that anyone might find the term offensive, but it did motivate the Q&A, so.)

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frandroidOP10mo ago

On the origins of the term "monkey patching"

zahlman10mo ago

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