kludge
/kluːdʒ/
Dictionary
noun
- (electronics engineering) An improvised device, typically crudely constructed to test the validity of a principle before doing a finished design.
- Any construction or practice, typically crude yet effective, designed to solve a problem temporarily or expediently.
- An amalgamated mass of unrelated parts.
- A badly written or makeshift piece of software; a hack.
verb
- To build or use a kludge.
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