noun
- makeshift or inelegant solutions to problems, especially in computing or engineering
Usage: computing; informal
Examples
- The software was full of kludges that made it difficult to maintain.
- Engineers often resort to kludges when facing tight deadlines.
- The system worked, but it was held together by various kludges.
- We need to replace these temporary kludges with proper solutions.
- The code review revealed several kludges that needed to be cleaned up.
- His kludges always worked, even if they weren’t pretty.