Unpitched vs Unpatched - What's the difference?

As adjectives the difference between unpitched and unpatched

is that unpitched is not having been pitched while unpatched is not fitted with patches.

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Not having been pitched.

An unpitched tent is just a pile of fabric.

(music) Without pitch.

* 2006 , Anssi Klapuri, Manuel Davy, Signal processing methods for music transcription

In particular, the vast majority of research to date has focused on the unpitched percussion instruments found in Western popular music

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Not fitted with patches.

ragged, unpatched jeans

(computing) For which a patch is not yet available.

* 2007 , Harris et al'', ''Gray Hat Hacking: The Ethical Hacker's Handbook

Microsoft is actually pretty good about warning users about active attacks abusing unpatched vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer.

(computing) Not patched; to which a patch has not been applied.

* 2003 , Derek Vadala, Managing RAID on Linux

When working with kernel patches, it's a good idea to apply them to a clean, unpatched kernel.