Re: kludge

["Karen G. Schneider" <kgs@BLUEHIGHWAYS.COM>]

Kludge has several meanings, and is pronounced KLOODGE, not KLUDGE.

1.  Equipment cobbled together from mismatched parts
2.  A software and/or script solution relying on several workarounds,
especially if the workarounds are homely
3.  As an adjective: kludgey means clunky... like a funky old DOS program.


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