workaround
or work-a·round
Computers. a strategy or technique used to overcome a defect or other problem in a program or system: This is a known bug in version 1.5, but a workaround is available.
any method used to overcome a technical problem, especially a problem that could prevent success: The astronauts needed a workaround to bypass the faulty cable.
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How to use workaround in a sentence
The content studio has found a workaround in shooting outside or coaching talent on how to film themselves.
‘Everything was done in stages’: How Covid-19 impacted DoorDash’s first Super Bowl spot | Kimeko McCoy | January 28, 2021 | DigidayAssembloids are a sort of “mini-me,” a workaround for testing potential treatments on a simple “replica” of a person rather than directly on a human.
Meet Assembloids, Mini Human Brains With Muscles Attached | Shelly Fan | January 12, 2021 | Singularity HubHarvard researchers are, however, developing a workaround based on the physical principles of a children’s pop-up toy.
Why ‘soft robots’ have NASA, doctors, and tech whizzes so excited | jakemeth | January 1, 2021 | FortuneRapid advances in AI have provided a potential workaround by letting robots learn how to carry out tasks instead of relying on hand-coded instructions.
New Deep Learning Method Helps Robots Become Jacks-of-all-Trades | Edd Gent | December 14, 2020 | Singularity HubSome workarounds already are coming into practice, relying on things like grouping cohorts to reach the right consumers with the right message.
One workaround is for EMR software to include pre-programmed template notes.
The Unintended Consequences of Electronic Medical Records, Continued | Megan McArdle | January 25, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTYour union workers and their rep may be willing to workaround these things for you, but it is a favor, not a right you have.
Should Teachers Be Graded On Standardized Tests? | Megan McArdle | September 12, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTFaced with a roadblock, Google last year came up with a workaround.
Google Attempts to Take Down Facebook With ‘Search Plus Your World’ Feature | Dan Lyons | January 12, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
British Dictionary definitions for workaround
/ (ˈwɜːkəˌraʊnd) /
a method of circumventing or overcoming a problem in a computer program or system
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