kluge
/kluːdʒ/
noun
- A clumsy or makeshift solution to a problem, especially in computing or engineering.
- He built a kluge to keep the machine running until the replacement part arrived.
- Instead of redesigning the system, they added another kluge to fix the bug.
- The software was a kluge of old code and new patches.
Antonyms
verb
- To put together a clumsy or temporary solution, often by combining parts that were not meant to work together.
- We had to kluge a fix to get the website back online before the meeting.
- They kluged the circuit with spare wires and tape.
- She kluged together a ramp using old boards and bricks.