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kludge

 

Definitions from WordNet

Noun kludge has 1 sense
  1. kludge - a badly assembled collection of parts hastily assembled to serve some particular purpose (often used to refer to computing systems or software that has been badly put together)
    --1 is a kind of
    collection, aggregation, accumulation, assemblage

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Kludge

Definition:

A kludge refers to a makeshift solution, often inelegant or inefficient, used as a quick fix or workaround for an engineering or programming problem.

Senses:

  1. Noun: An improvised or jury-rigged solution.
  2. Verb: To quickly assemble or hack together a temporary fix.
  3. Adjective: Describing something that is clumsily or hastily put together.

Usage:

Noun:

  • "The programmer implemented a kludge to bypass the software bug temporarily."
  • "The patched-up car engine was a kludge that barely kept it running."

Verb:

  • "I had to kludge a quick solution to connect the incompatible devices."
  • "He kludged together a makeshift bed using old cushions and a piece of plywood."

Adjective:

  • "The kludged wiring in the old house posed a fire hazard."
  • "The kludge software update caused more problems than it solved."

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