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kludge(dictionary)

kludge (iou)



kludge noun & verb. slang (orig. US). M20.
[Prob. symbolic: cf. BODGE, FUDGE verb.]
A. noun. An ill-matched assortment of parts put together to fulfil a specific purpose; spec. in Computing, an improvised machine, system, or program, a hastily or awkwardly contrived solution to a fault or bug, a badly structured system in need of re-design. M20.
b. verb trans. Improvise or put together (a device, program, etc.) from an ill-matched assortment of parts. L20.