kludge
noun
\ ˈklüj
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variants:
or kluge \ ˈklüj
, US also and British especially ˈkləj ; ˈklü-jē \
, US also and British especially ˈkləj ; ˈklü-jē \
Definition of kludge
: a haphazard or makeshift solution to a problem and especially to a computer or programming problem
Just getting your documents into and out of the iPad is a kludge. You must e-mail them back and forth to yourself or sync to your computer using iTunes software.— Steve Morgenstern
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Other Words from kludge
kludgy
or less commonly kludgey \ ˈklü-jē
, US also and British especially ˈklə- \
adjective
, US also and British especially ˈklə- \
adjective
Examples of kludge in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
And while there surely is a lot of regulatory kludge (or maybe sludge?) that has developed through the years that could be removed without harm, there’s not much evidence of a systematic effort to do that. — Washington Post, "About That Big Regulatory Rollback ...," 28 Feb. 2019 Its eight episodes comprise a centerless, ham-handed kludge of a season, one that keeps beating you over the head with music and ACTING and plot twists to try to convince you everything that’s happening is Important. — Todd Vanderwerff, Vox, "House of Cards’ dismal ending proves it never had anything to say," 2 Nov. 2018 And there are various other fourth-best kludges, ways of wedging a de facto price on carbon into markets. — David Roberts, Vox, "Batteries have a dirty secret," 27 Apr. 2018 Everyone who supports decarbonization would prefer a large and rising carbon price to all these kludges. — David Roberts, Vox, "The latest state to get serious about climate change is ... New Jersey?," 20 Apr. 2018 In Apple’s view, the interference was in consumers’ best interest: a kludge to halt shutdowns caused by outdated lithium-ion electrodes. — Robert Hackett, Fortune, "Tech Dissatisfaction, Version 99.0," 23 Jan. 2018 Meant to evoke something sporty, like a jet ski, instead of a lumbering Cessna or a tough-to-fly experimental kludge, the plane is supposed to let anyone who can afford the $139,000 price tag become a barnstormer. — Carl Hoffman, WIRED, "This Plane Is Slick as a Sports Car, Portable as a Jet Ski," 7 Oct. 2015These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'kludge.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for kludge
kludge
noun
English Language Learners Definition of kludge
: an awkward or inferior computer system or program that is created quickly to solve a problem
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