0 something, especially computer hardware or software, that has been put together from whatever is available, especially when it does not work very well:
1 to put something, especially computer hardware or software, together from whatever is available, especially when it does not work very well:
The software was designed with a kludge to handle a database request that should never time out.
A kludge is often used to change the behavior of a system after it is finished, without having to make fundamental changes.
A monkey test can be used to detect an input kludge problem.
To "kludge around something" is to avoid a bug or some difficult condition by building a kludge, perhaps relying on properties of the bug itself to assure proper operation.
