workaround
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workaround
- /ˈwɜːk.əɹaʊnd/ UK
Where it comes from
From work + around.
noun workarounds · work-around
- A means or method of circumventing an obstacle, particularly one arising from constraints, laws or regulatory requirements. More significantly, rigid deference to [Justin] Bieber’s still-young core fan base keeps things resolutely PG, with any acknowledgement of sex either couched in vague “touch your body” workarounds or downgraded to desirous hand-holding and eye-gazing.
- A procedure or a temporary fix that bypasses a problem and allows a user to continue working until a better solution can be provided.
- An impromptu and temporary response to an unforeseen problem or risk.
Similar: band-aid, band-aid solution, bodge, cludge, fiddle, hack, hack job, jugaad, kludge, kluge, lash-up, make-do, makeshift, patch, patch-up, put-together, quick-and-dirty, quick fix, stopgap, workaround
Thesaurus
noun
Similar: band-aid, band-aid solution, bodge, cludge, fiddle, hack, hack job, jugaad, kludge, kluge, lash-up, make-do, makeshift, patch, patch-up, put-together, quick-and-dirty, quick fix, stopgap, workaround
Translations
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noun a temporary means of overcoming some obstacle
| Español | elusión, solución alternativa, ajuste, arreglo, paliativo, método alterno |
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| Português | contornar, ajuste, jeitinho |
| Français | solution, bidouillage, magouillage, trucage |
| Italiano | espediente, trucco, stratagemma, marchingegno |
| Русский | обходное решение obxodnoje rešenije, трюк trjuk |
| العربية | تَحَاشٍ taḥāšin, تَجَنُّب tajannub |
noun (computing) a procedure or a temporary fix
| Français | contournement |
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| Deutsch | Workaround |
| Italiano | workaround |
| Русский | костыль kostylʹ, хак xak |
noun (project management) an impromptu and temporary response
| Italiano | scappatoia |
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