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kluge
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2014-04-26 11:54:15 -04:00
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/klooj/ [from the German klug , clever; poss. related to Polish Russian
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klucz (a key, a hint, a main point)] 1. n. A Rube Goldberg (or Heath
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Robinson) device, whether in hardware or software. 2. n. A clever
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programming trick intended to solve a particular nasty case in an expedient,
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if not clear, manner. Often used to repair bugs. Often involves ad-hockery
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and verges on being a crock. 3. n. Something that works for the wrong
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reason. 4. vt. To insert a kluge into a program. I've kluged this routine to
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get around that weird bug, but there's probably a better way. 5. [WPI] n. A
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feature that is implemented in a rude manner. Nowadays this term is often
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encountered in the variant spelling kludge.
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