unofficial
A patch which is not developed by the creators or maintainers of the software being patched. Refer to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unofficial_patch.

monkey
A patch which dynamically modifies runtime behavior. Refer to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monkey_patch.

backport
A patch which takes code from a newer version of the software and applies it to older versions of the same software. Refer to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backporting.

cherry-pick
A patch created by selectively applying commits from other versions or branches of the same software.
