English Dictionary

kludge

/klʌd͡ʒ/

noun

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

He used a kludge to fix the broken computer.

意味（1）

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

意味（2）

(informal) Any construction or practice, typically crude yet effective, designed to solve a problem temporarily or expediently.

意味（3）

(informal, computing) An amalgamated mass of unrelated parts.

意味（4）

(informal, computing) A badly written or makeshift piece of software; a hack.