Kludge

A kludge is a marginal adaptation that compensates for, but does not eliminate fundamental design inefficiencies. ❋ Unknown (2008)

G.W. Turner University of Adelaide As an electrical engineer involved with computers, I'm quite familiar with the word kludge [IX, 2]. ❋ Unknown (1983)

When it reached a timeline with different physical laws, a kludge was added to make it operate there. ❋ Unknown (2005)

In engineering, a kludge is a workaround using unrelated parts cobbled together. ❋ Unknown (2006)

A sender might agree to fix the problem with a hack or kludge “a kludge is a crock that works,” went one definition, if he had the time. ❋ Katie Hafner (2001)

For one thing, a separate computer to carry out the switching functions removed the burdensome kludge a kludge is an inelegant solution to a technical problem that could result from adding those functions to the host computer. ❋ Katie Hafner (2001)

A kludge is a term of derision for either hardware or software that is put together awkwardly, like a "lash-up" or a "jury-rig." ❋ Unknown (1983)

Should I have costly gender reassignment surgery, or simply stick with my OEM equipment and work out some sort of inexpensive "kludge"? ❋ BikeSnobNYC (2010)

When they first appeared in Mathematics, their Reality was doubted, they were thought of as something of a cheat, a "kludge" to make things work out. ❋ Zoe Brain (2008)

Really the term "kludge" comes to mind with Provisioning Services. ❋ [email protected] (2010)

This morning is the morning of big hitters for those of us in the identity world and we start with Kim Cameron, who starts by defining the word 'kludge' and saying it is an ideal way to describe the world of digital identity. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The HD-PVR route is still a "kludge" in my opinion, not to mention cost prohibitive when you start looking at recording 2+ shows at a time.

Gizmodo also believes the new flavor of Android OS will come strapped with Google Voice support, fanning the flames of rumors that note Google is going to use its Gizmo5 assets to enable Google Voice to connect calls. detailed how an integrated devices with Google Voice and other apps could be preferable to so-called "kludge" devices cobbled together from hardware from X, Y and Z manufacturers and Google software. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The only time it failed me was with the Battlefield Heroes beta launcher about 18 months ago, which was itself a nasty kludge that didn't work in Firefox either. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The guy below w/the cell phone jack kludge might be nearly free - the 1/8″ - 1/4″ adapter would be a few, very few, bucks. ❋ Unknown (2010)

But that's all I think I can kludge together, y'know, this morning. ❋ Michele_blue (2009)

Once I grasped this – if, indeed, I did grasp it; the mistake may still be mine – I could put the missing stitch in where it belonged, instead of discovering its lack a few stitches later on and working an awkward kludge on the assumption that it was All My Fault. ❋ Jean (2009)

The server [chassis] was [snapped] in two, but I've kludged it together with [electrical tape]. ❋ Alli (2003)

[Engineer] 1: "look I fixed it!" Engineer 1: "Turns out that a single matchbook cover can [hold this] entire 3 ton mechanism stable." Engineer 2: "[thats's] a total kludge." ❋ Rotella-T (2013)

This [code] is a [total] kludge! ❋ Kristin (2001)

[The way] things work [with that] [system] is a kludge. ❋ The Return Of Light Joker (2010)

[Jason's] project is a kludge of [bull crap] and [GPO] documents. ❋ Oxford's (2002)

[Man], he's [such a] kludge. ❋ Kludge (2008)

[Damn bitch], my [shit] is kludged! ❋ Th (2004)

[Man], he's [such a] kludge. ❋ Kludge (2008)

[you are a] commie kludge ❋ Dfgdsfgsdfg (2011)