Definition of "kludge" []

• Slang A system, especially a computer system, that is constituted of poorly matched elements or of elements originally intended for other applications. (noun)
• Slang A clumsy or inelegant solution to a problem. (noun)

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• "A kludge is a marginal adaptation that compensates for, but does not eliminate fundamental design inefficiencies."
• "G.W. Turner University of Adelaide As an electrical engineer involved with computers, I'm quite familiar with the word kludge [IX, 2]."
• "When it reached a timeline with different physical laws, a kludge was added to make it operate there."