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< Klopstock, Friedrich Gottlieb

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kludge or kluge

(kl

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NOUN:
Slang

A system, especially a computer system, that is constituted of poorly matched elements or of elements originally intended for other applications.
A clumsy or inelegant solution to a problem.

ETYMOLOGY:
From ironic use of earlier kluge, smart, clever, from spelling pronunciation of German kluge, from Middle High German kluc, from Middle Low German klk

OTHER FORMS:
kludge(Verb), kludgy(Adjective)

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