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Subject: Re: kludge
Message-ID: <4077@beta.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 15-Apr-87 12:41:45 EST
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Posted: Wed Apr 15 12:41:45 1987
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Organization: Los Alamos Natl Lab, Los Alamos, N.M.
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Summary: an inelegant fix, but the Navy teaches use of "jury-rig"



From the examples of seen of what people call kludges, I'd say the short
definition is "an inelegant patch which causes a failing object to begin
working."  For a lawn mower, it might be baling wire to hold the
carburetor on.  For a program, it might be defining a flag to keep track
of whether an early exit from a path should be taken.  It surprised me
a little that the U. S. Navy was mentioned as originating the use of
kludge in English, since the Navy teaches its officer candidates that
such a beast is called a "jury-rig."