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Subject:	Re: The bodge and it's use in Technic Construction
Newsgroups:	lugnet.technic
Date:	Tue, 10 Apr 2001 13:20:53 GMT
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bob sardelli wrote: > If I understand correctly, sounds like what we (in USA) call a "kludge". > Although in a less technical (read "non-computer geek") context we might say > its was a jury-rigged or jack-legged solution. More or less, but I think "kludge" carries more negative connotations than "bodge"; a bodge is generally thought of as a clever workaround (although still a workaround), whereas "kludge" seems to imply an ugly or inelegant solution that will cause problems either now or at a later date. Just my parochial opinion! Jennifer Clark

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		Re: The bodge and it's use in Technic Construction
(...) That depends on whether you're the hacker implementing the kludge or the manager tolerating it. Actually, "hack" might be closer (at least within certain circles) in meaning than "kludge". --Bill. (23 years ago, 11-Apr-01, to lugnet.technic)

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		Re: The bodge and it's use in Technic Construction
If I understand correctly, sounds like what we (in USA) call a "kludge". Although in a less technical (read "non-computer geek") context we might say its was a jury-rigged or jack-legged solution. Bob (...) (23 years ago, 9-Apr-01, to lugnet.technic)

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