Isolation depends on the distance to the nearest similar patch, and the contrast with the surrounding areas.

Down the length of the corridor, and into several of its branches, similar patches had already been stuck across all the sensors.

There were similar patches at many places along the south side of the tree's vast circle.

A codeword can be considered as a representative of several similar patches.

In July 2009, a similar patch was released for the PC.

A set of similar patches to Busybox were also created.

Duragesic and similar patches release fentanyl through the skin.

A similar patch of floating plastic debris is found in the Atlantic Ocean.

They have a dark patch on the side of the face, similar to a raccoon's facial markings.

A crust may form, and there will often be similar patches of rash on other parts of the body.