kludge
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A clumsy, inelegant fix that works despite being ugly.
A kludge (or kluge) solves the problem by force rather than design: the duct tape of software. It is not automatically bad, sometimes it is the honest cost of a deadline, but every kludge is a small deposit into technical debt.
Also known as: kluge, kludgy
Sources
- The Jargon File