Meaning

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

Definitions by Sense

1. (informal, electronics, engineering) An improvised device, typically crudely constructed to test the validity of a principle before implementing a finished design.
2. (informal) Any construction or practice, typically crude yet effective, designed to solve a problem temporarily or expediently.
3. (informal, computing) An amalgamated mass of unrelated parts.
4. (informal, computing) A badly written or makeshift piece of software; a hack.
5. (informal, transitive) To build or use a kludge.

Word Forms

• kludges
• cludge
• kluge
• kludging
• kludged

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