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kludge

American

[klooj] / kludʒ /

Or kluge

noun

Computer Slang.

a software or hardware configuration that, while inelegant, inefficient, clumsy, or patched together, succeeds in solving a specific problem or performing a particular task.

Etymology

Origin of kludge

First recorded in 1960–65; expressive coinage

Example Sentences

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After TopicVelo disentangles this kludge of processes and organizes them by topic, it applies topic weights back onto the cells, to account for what percentage of each cell's transcriptional profile is involved in which activity.

From Science Daily • Apr. 26, 2024

So I began to see if I could come up with a kludge that would give me what amounted to a standing desk.

From The Verge • Aug. 16, 2022

Superman's super-strength is a great kludge to eliminate the need to depict all the miners and plumbers it would take to carve out and maintain his Fortress of Solitude.

From Salon • May 14, 2022

The result was a gigantic kludge, new complexity layered on top of an already complex system in an attempt to solve its varied shortcomings.

From Washington Post • Aug. 20, 2015

Node:kludge, Next:kluge, Previous:klone, Up:= K = kludge 1. /klooj/ n.

From The Jargon File, Version 4.2.2, 20 Aug 2000 by Steele, Guy L.

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