kludgenoun [ C ]
uk/klʌdʒ//klʌdʒ/informalsomething, especially computer hardware or software, that has been put together from whatever is available, especially when it does not work very well:
Some view the GeoPort Telecom Adapter as brilliant; others as a bizarre hardware kludge.
kludgeverb [ T ]
/klʌdʒ//klʌdʒ/informalto put something, especially computer hardware or software, together from whatever is available, especially when it does not work very well:
Instead of kludging a solution together, it's possible to spend a little more time and money and get one that really works.