noun Download 🔗Share (electronics engineering) An improvised device, typically crudely constructed to test the validity of a principle before doing a finished design. Examples : "To quickly test his sensor idea, the engineer built a kludge out of spare parts and tape before investing in a proper prototype. " electronics technology technical device Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Any construction or practice, typically crude yet effective, designed to solve a problem temporarily or expediently. Examples : "The wobbly table leg was fixed with a stack of napkins; it was a temporary kludge, but it worked for dinner. " technology computing technical system device machine work Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An amalgamated mass of unrelated parts. Examples : "The old computer was a kludge; it had a new hard drive, a used graphics card, and a monitor from the 90s all wired together with tape. " technology computing technical device machine Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A badly written or makeshift piece of software; a hack. Examples : ""The office's new system was a kludge of old programs and temporary fixes, making it slow and unreliable." " computing technology technical system internet device machine work Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To build or use a kludge. Examples : "The printer was jammed, so I had to kludge together a fix using tape and a paperclip to get it working temporarily. " technology computing technical Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading