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prowizorka — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • kludge noun An improvised device, typically crudely constructed to test the validity of a principle before implementing a finished design.
  • makeshift adj Put together quickly as a temporary, improvised solution.
  • stopgap noun That which stops up or fills a gap or hole.

Senses

prowizorka is used for these senses in English:

  • kludge (informal) Any construction or practice, typically crude yet effective, designed to solve a problem temporarily or expediently.
  • makeshift A temporary (usually insubstantial) substitution.
  • one-off (idiomatic, Commonwealth) Something that is done, created, etc. only once, and often quickly, simply, or improvisationally.
  • stopgap A short-term fix or temporary measure used until something better can be obtained; that which serves as an expedient in an emergency; a band-aid solution.

kludge — full definition

  1. noun An improvised device, typically crudely constructed to test the validity of a principle before implementing a finished design.
  2. noun Any construction or practice, typically crude yet effective, designed to solve a problem temporarily or expediently.
  3. noun An amalgamated mass of unrelated parts.
  4. noun A badly written or makeshift piece of software; a hack.

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