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| kludge [ klooj ] or kluge [ klooj ] |
noun (plural kludges) (plural kluges) |
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patched solution: a makeshift combination of hardware and software put together to solve a computing problem that is effective but not suitable for manufacture
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transitive verb (past and past participle kludged, present participle kludg·ing, 3rd person present singular kludges) (past and past participle kluged, present participle klug·ing, 3rd person present singular kluges) |
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fix something with kludge: to solve a computing problem using a makeshift combination of hardware and software
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| [Mid-20th century. After botch, fudge] |
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 kludg·y adjective |
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