KLUGE (kloodj) alt. KLUDGE [from the German kluge, clever] n. 1. A Rube
Goldberg device in hard/software. 2. A clever programming trick used as a
stopgap measure, and noted for being more efficient than clear. 3. Something
that works for the wrong reasons. 4. v. To insert a kluge in a program.
"I've kluged this routine to get around that weird bug; it should hold
'till I find the REAL problem." also -- UP. 5. -- AROUND: to avoid by
inserting a kluge.