decimate â(third-person singular simple present decimates, present participle decimating, simple past and past participle decimated). ( 1 Roman history) To kill one man chosen by lot out of every ten in a legion or other military group. 2  c. 1650, Jeremy Taylor; from volume 1 of an 1835 edition of his works):
Additonal reasons why patching is important. This excerpt from The administrator shortcut guide to patch management explains the cost of having poor security and the benefits of fitting patching into your overall security.
A patch is a software update comprised code inserted (or patched) into the code of an executable program. Typically, a patch is installed into an existing software program. Patches are often temporary fixes between full releases of a software package. Patches may do any of the following: