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单词 kludge
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kludge

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kludge

or kluge K0085000 (klo͞oj)n. Slang 1. A system, especially a computer system, that is constituted of poorly matched elements or of elements originally intended for other applications.2. A clumsy or inelegant solution to a problem.
[Probably alteration of mid-20th century American military slang kluge, complex device with a simple function, perhaps of imitative origin or perhaps after the Kluge (paper feeder), a piece of printing equipment first manufactured in 1919 by Brandtjen & Kluge, Inc., and reputedly difficult to repair.]
kludge v.kludg′y adj.

kludge

(klʌdʒ) n (Computer Science) informal an unsophisticated but fairly effective solution to a problem; esp a computing problem

kludge

(kludʒ)

n. Slang. an inelegant but successful solution to a problem in computer hardware or software. [1960–65]
Thesaurus
Noun1.kludge - 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)computer programing, computer programming, programing, programming - creating a sequence of instructions to enable the computer to do somethingaggregation, collection, accumulation, assemblage - several things grouped together or considered as a whole

kludge

enUK

kludge

and kluge (klədʒ and kludʒ)1. n. a patch or a fix in a computer program or circuit. This is a messy kludge, but it will do the job. 2. tv. to patch or fix a computer program circuit. I only have time to kludge this problem.

kludge

enUK

kludge

[klüj] (computer science) A poorly designed data-processing system composed of ill-fitting mismatched components.

kludge

(jargon)/kluhj/ (From the old Scots "kludgie" meaning anoutside toilet) A Scottish engineering term for anything addedin an ad hoc (and possibly unhygenic!) manner. At some pointduring the Second World War, Scottish engineers met Americansand the meaning, spelling and pronunciation of kludge becameconfused with that of "kluge".

The spelling "kludge" was apparently popularised by the"Datamation" cited below which defined it as "An ill-assortedcollection of poorly matching parts, forming a distressingwhole."

The result of this tangled history is a mess; in 1993, many(perhaps even most) hackers pronounce the word /klooj/ butspell it "kludge" (compare the pronunciation drift of mung).Some observers consider this appropriate in view of itsmeaning.

["How to Design a Kludge", Jackson Granholme, Datamation,February 1962, pp. 30-31].

kludge

Also spelled "kluge" and pronounced "klooj." A crude, inelegant system, component or program. It may refer to a makeshift, temporary solution to a problem as well as to any product that is poorly designed or that becomes unwieldy over time.

KLUDGE


AcronymDefinition
KLUDGEKlumsy, Lame, Ugly, Dumb, But Good Enough

kludge

enUK
Related to kludge: kluge
  • noun

Words related to kludge

noun 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)

Related Words

  • computer programing
  • computer programming
  • programing
  • programming
  • aggregation
  • collection
  • accumulation
  • assemblage
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