Kluge Definition
klo͝oj, kluj
noun
A piece of computer hardware or software, or a computer system, that is clumsily designed or improvised from mismatched parts.
Webster's New World
Any poorly designed device or system.
Webster's New World
Something that should not work, but does.
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Other Word Forms of Kluge
Noun
Singular:
kluge
Plural:
klugesOrigin of Kluge
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Cf. German Klōß, diminutive Klößchen "clod", Low Saxon klut, klute, Dutch kluit, perhaps related to Low German diminutive klütje "dumpling, clod", Danish Jutland dial. klyt "piece of bad workmanship, kludge", and Standard Danish kludder "mess, disorder". If so, related to klutz.
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There is also speculation that the term was influenced by a particular, old, allegedly complicated printing press paper feeder manufactured by the company of Brandtjen & Kluge.
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U.S. military slang, probably from the German klug (“clever”).
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