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kludge
Pronunciation: (klOOj), [key]—
n. Computers Slang.
a software or hardware configuration that, while inelegant, inefficient, clumsy, or patched together, succeeds in solving a specific problem or performing a particular task.
Also,kluge.Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.