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Kludge

/kluːdʒ/

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

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noun

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

verb

1
To build or use a kludge.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Kludge"

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Word	Definition
cludgenoun	(slang, UK dialectal) A toilet.
culchnoun	(US, Maine) An accumulation of small items of little current value -- materials, broken items, miscellaneous fasteners -- for possible future use.
load of crapnoun	(often vulgar, slang) Something that is not true, a mass of lies (refers to bullshit).
pile of crapnoun	(often vulgar, slang) Something that is not true, a mass of lies (refers to bullshit).
bricolagenoun	(uncountable) Construction using whatever materials were available at the time.
kludgienoun	(rare) A toilet.
barnaclenoun	A marine crustacean of the subclass Cirripedia that attaches itself to submerged surfaces such as tidal rocks or the bottoms of ships.
kipplenoun	(colloquial) useless items; junk; clutter
bodgenoun	A clumsy or inelegant job, usually a temporary repair; a patch, a repair.
clinker-worknoun	(nautical) Clinker-built work on a vessel.
kruftnoun	Alternative spelling of cruft. [(slang) Anything that is old or of inferior quality.]
scrapheapnoun	A pile in which junk is discarded.
tofu-dregnoun	(engineering, attributive) A poorly constructed building in China, or the shoddy material(s) used to construct it.
sludgernoun	A shovel for sludging out drains, etc.
clincher-worknoun	Alternative form of clinker-work. [(nautical) Clinker-built work on a vessel.]
crapolanoun	(chiefly Italian-American, slang) Items or material of poor quality or little importance.
junknoun	Miscellaneous items of little value, especially discarded or unwanted items.
crampoonnoun	A clutch formed of hooked pieces of iron, like double calipers, for raising stones, lumber, blocks of ice, etc.
scantlingnoun	(chiefly in the plural) The set size or dimension of a piece of timber, stone etc., or materials used to build ships or aircraft.
crutchernoun	A surname.