Kludge vs. Cludge

Kludgenoun

An improvised device, typically crudely constructed to test the validity of a principle before doing a finished design.

Kludgenoun

(informal) Any construction or practice, typically crude yet effective, designed to solve a problem temporarily or expediently.

Kludgenoun

An amalgamated mass of unrelated parts.

Kludgenoun

A badly written or makeshift piece of software; a hack.

Kludgeverb

(informal) To build or use a kludge.

Kludgenoun

a badly assembled collection of parts hastily assembled to serve some particular purpose (often used to refer to computing systems or software that has been badly put together)

Kludgenoun

an ill-assorted collection of parts assembled to fulfil a particular purpose.

Kludgenoun

a machine, system, or program that has been badly put together, especially a clumsy but temporarily effective solution to a particular fault or problem.

Kludgeverb

improvise or put together from an ill-assorted collection of parts

Kludge

A kludge or kluge () is a workaround or quick-and-dirty solution that is clumsy, inelegant, inefficient, difficult to extend and hard to maintain. This term is used in diverse fields such as computer science, aerospace engineering, Internet slang, evolutionary neuroscience, and government.

Cludgenoun

A toilet.

Cludgenoun

alternative form of kludge

Cludgeverb

alternative form of kludge