- kludge
- or kluge noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1962 a system and especially a computer system made up of poorly matched components • kludgy also kludgey adjective
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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kludge — [klu:dʒ, klʌdʒ] n a computer system or program that is made or written very quickly and not very well >kludge v [T] … Dictionary of contemporary English
Kludge — [engl.], schneller Hack … Universal-Lexikon
kludge — [ kludʒ ] noun count COMPUTING a system or program made quickly in order to provide a temporary solution … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
kludge — 1962, noun and verb, U.S. slang, fanciful coinage by U.S. author Jackson W. Granholm (b.1921). Related: Kludgy … Etymology dictionary
kludge — ► NOUN informal ▪ something hastily or badly put together. ORIGIN invented word, perhaps influenced by BODGE(Cf. ↑bodger) and FUDGE(Cf. ↑fudge) … English terms dictionary
kludge — or kluge [klo͞oj] n. Slang 1. a piece of computer hardware or software, or a computer system, that is clumsily designed or improvised from mismatched parts 2. any poorly designed device or system … English World dictionary
Kludge — Part of the Miles Glacier Bridge, with a kludgy temporary fix to make the bridge usable after earthquake damage. This article is about the workaround. For the American music magazine, see Kludge (magazine). A kludge (or kluge) is a workaround, a… … Wikipedia
Kludge — Dans l argot d informaticien, un kludge est une solution jugée maladroite, grossière, rudimentaire, et irrespectueuse des règles de l art, typiquement crée dans le but de résoudre rapidement et temporairement un problème ardu. Telle solution est… … Wikipédia en Français
Kludge — Este artículo o sección necesita referencias que aparezcan en una publicación acreditada, como revistas especializadas, monografías, prensa diaria o páginas de Internet fidedignas. Puedes añadirlas así o avisar … Wikipedia Español
kludge — [[t]klʌ̱ʤ[/t]] kludges N COUNT You can refer to an unsophisticated but fairly effective solution to a problem as a kludge. Kludge is used especially to talk about solutions to computing problems … English dictionary
kludge — UK [kluːdʒ] / US [kludʒ] noun [countable] Word forms kludge : singular kludge plural kludges computing a system or program made quickly in order to provide a temporary solution … English dictionary
