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From: kck@g.cs.cmu.edu.UUCP
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Subject: Klu(d)ges -- The Inside Story
Message-ID: <1077@g.cs.cmu.edu>
Date: Mon, 27-Apr-87 21:01:00 EDT
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Posted: Mon Apr 27 21:01:00 1987
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Keywords: kluge kludge

'Kluge' is German for "clever" or "wise", and is pronounced "klooguh",
although my family pronounces it "kloogee" (long 'e' at the end). _The
Hacker's Dictionary_, if I recall correctly, gives the same meaning to
'kludge', while giving its origin as Yiddish.  We've been using the 
name since 1800 at least, so it far predates electronic equiptment
manufacturers.

Karl Kluge (kck@g.cs.cmu.edu)