kludge

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /klʌdʒ/, /kluːdʒ/

Noun

kludge (plural kludges)

1. (informal, electronics engineering) An improvised device, typically crudely constructed to test the validity of a principle before doing a finished design.
2. (informal) Any construction or practice, typically crude yet effective, designed to solve a problem temporarily or expediently.
3. (informal, computing) An amalgamated mass of unrelated parts.
4. (informal, computing) A badly written or makeshift piece of software; a hack.

Synonyms

• (temporary solution) see Thesaurus:workaround

Related terms

• kludgy

Translations

• French: expédient
• German: Behelfslösung, Hack, Kniff
• Portuguese: gambiarra
• Russian: косты́ль
• Spanish: truco, chapuza, ñapa

Verb

kludge (kludges, present participle kludging; past and past participle kludged)

1. (informal) To build or use a kludge.

Synonyms

• See Thesaurus:kludge

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