kludge
noun
a software or hardware configuration that, while inelegant, inefficient, clumsy, or patched together, succeeds in solving a specific problem or performing a particular task.
kluge
-
a variation of
kludge.
Example Sentences
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From there, the brain simply continued to develop using this linear mode of thinking, as a kluge rather than a rationally designed machine.
From Salon ● Dec. 30, 2024
Whatever the kluge was, it worked, but it means the Bigfeet’s gait is a little herky-jerky.
From Slate ● Jan. 28, 2023
“But there’s a fine line between kluge and just doing the best with what you got, and I think that’s what we’re all trying to do.”
From New York Times ● Jul. 22, 2022
Sheepishly, I told him about my toothpick-in-the-hole kluge.
From Washington Post ● May 6, 2021
A temporary kluge used to bypass, mask, or otherwise avoid a bug or misfeature in some system.
From The Jargon File, Version 4.2.2, 20 Aug 2000 by Guy L. Steele
