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kludge
/kluːdʒ/
noun
(electronics engineering) An improvised device, typically crudely constructed to test the validity of a principle before doing a finished design.
Any construction or practice, typically crude yet effective, designed to solve a problem temporarily or expediently.
An amalgamated mass of unrelated parts.
verb
To build or use a kludge.
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