Answer / saurabh_g

A hotfix is a software package that are used to solve a
particular problem/bug. One hotfix may be used to address
more than 1 bug. They are similar to patches. This is more
helpful in regression process because they are prepared in
keeping possible side effects into consideration.

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Answer / vikranth

A hot fix is a single, cumulative package that includes one
or more files that are used to address a problem in a
software product. Typically, hotfixes are made to address a
specific customer situation and may not be distributed
outside the customer organization.

Answer / anu1

A hotfix is code (sometimes called a patch) that fixes a
bug in a product. Users of the products may be notified by
e-mail or obtain information about current hotfixes at a
software vendor's Web site and download the hotfixes they
wish to apply. Hotfixes are sometimes packaged as a set of
fixes called a combined hotfix or a service pack.

Answer / shirisha

If any major bug is found in production environment, developer fix the bug immediately for a temporary period of time that is called hot fix.

Answer / guest

Bug found at the customer place which has high priority.

Answer / raghu

hot fix is a code or patch that fixes a bug in a product.

Answer / shirisha

if any major bug is found in production environment, tester fix the bug immediately for a temporary period that is called hot fix.

Answer / neha pandey

Hotfix is a pice of code or just like patch that sended by software company when any bug arised on production server(client side) so solved this problem software company send hotfix and client installed that and run its software(business).

Answer / yash chowdhary

They are some major crash or some critical functionality or any recent regression type of issues fixed after the release, are known as Hotfixes.

Answer / manjunath

after testing the first module test engineer sends bugs to developer developer fix it in one or 2 hours this is called hot fix (developer fix bugs fix in 2 or 3 hours coz production will be there on next day

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