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kludge

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

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

  3. An amalgamated mass of unrelated parts.

verb
  1. To build or use a kludge.

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