Klugey
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Alternative form of kludgy. alt-of, alternative
"Probably the most straightforward solution would be to put the www-rl servers into another domain altogether. Netscape—originally known as Mosaic Communications—has other domains besides netscape.com available to it. Some other domains available would include netscape.net, and mcom.com. Arguably, this is a klugey solution, since it’s a special case of a different type: all of Netscape’s servers are part of the netscape.com domain, where they can easily be identified. Our solution really has both klugey and elegant parts."
Example
More examples"Probably the most straightforward solution would be to put the www-rl servers into another domain altogether. Netscape—originally known as Mosaic Communications—has other domains besides netscape.com available to it. Some other domains available would include netscape.net, and mcom.com. Arguably, this is a klugey solution, since it’s a special case of a different type: all of Netscape’s servers are part of the netscape.com domain, where they can easily be identified. Our solution really has both klugey and elegant parts."
Etymology
From kluge + -y.
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