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From: mwilber@teknowledge-vaxc.ARPA (Mike Wilber)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Kludge
Message-ID: <12023@teknowledge-vaxc.ARPA>
Date: Tue, 21-Apr-87 20:58:22 EST
Article-I.D.: teknowle.12023
Posted: Tue Apr 21 20:58:22 1987
Date-Received: Thu, 23-Apr-87 03:16:18 EST
Reply-To: sri-unix!mipos3!inteloe!davidl (David D. Levine)
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Organization: Teknowledge, Inc., Palo Alto CA
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The following defninition comes from the ARPANet Hacker's Dictionary, as of
11/82 (it may be old, but this definition is still pretty good):

KLUGE (kloodj) alt. KLUDGE [from the German "kluge", clever] n. 1. A
   Rube Goldberg device in hardware or software.  2. A clever
   programming trick intended to solve a particular nasty case in an
   efficient, if not clear, manner.  Often used to repair bugs.  Often
   verges on being a crock.  3. Something that works for the wrong
   reason.  4. v. To insert a kluge into a program.  "I've kluged this
   routine to get around that weird bug, but there's probably a better
   way."  Also KLUGE UP.  5. KLUGE AROUND: To avoid by inserting a
   kluge.  6. (WPI) A feature which is implemented in a RUDE manner.

The Hacker's Dictionary also states that

   (The following terms are all used to describe programs or portions 
   thereof, except for the first two, which are included for completeness.)
	CRASH  STOPPAGE  BUG  SCREW  LOSS  MISFEATURE
		CROCK  KLUGE  HACK  WIN  FEATURE  PERFECTION
   (The last is never actually attained.)

-- David D. Levine, formerly of Tektronix, now of Intel
   ...{decvax,ihnp4,hplabs}!tektronix!ogcvax!inteloa!inteloe!davidl


...fyi, this message came with the following header...(i tried to make this
article's header simulate his having sent it directly, please forgive me if i
confused your news reader)...
From mkhaw Tue Apr 21 17:01:28 1987
Date: Tue, 21 Apr 87 17:01:27 pst
From: mkhaw (Michael Khaw)
To: mwilber
Subject: uucp - wrong one last time
Status: R

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To: omepd!mipos3!intelca!oliveb!pyramid!ctnews!sri-unix!teknowledge-vaxc!mwilber
Subject: Re: Re: kludge 
In-Reply-To: Your message of 16 Apr 87 03:35:17 GMT.
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Date: Fri, 17 Apr 87 09:16:49 PST
From: David D. Levine <sri-unix!mipos3!inteloe!davidl>

I'd like to post this, but I can't (well, not easily).  Would you please?

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