different between workaround vs hacky

English

Alternative forms

• work-around

Etymology

work +? around

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?w??k.??a?nd/

Noun

workaround (plural workarounds)

1. A means of overcoming some obstacle, especially an obstacle consisting of constraints, or laws or regulations.
2. (computing) A procedure or a temporary fix that bypasses a problem and allows a user to continue working until a better solution can be provided.

   Synonyms: kludge, kluge

3. (project management) An impromptu and temporary response to an unforeseen problem or risk.

Synonyms

• (temporary solution): see Thesaurus:workaround

Translations

Further reading

• workaround on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

English

Etymology

hack +? -y

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -æki

Adjective

hacky (comparative hackier, superlative hackiest)

1. Like a hack; amateurish.
2. (Tyneside) Filthy or totally dirty.
3. (computing, informal) Using, or characterised by, hacks: poorly designed workarounds.
4. (colloquial) Short and interrupted, broken, jerky; hacking.

   A hacky cough. A hacky laugh. A hacky breath. A hacky howl.

Synonyms

• hackish

Derived terms

• hackily

Related terms

• dirty (Standard English)
• dorty (Tyneside)
• hacky dorty (Tyneside)
• unclean (Standard English)

References

• Frank Graham (1987) The New Geordie Dictionary, ?ISBN
• Todd's Geordie Words and Phrases, George Todd, Newcastle, 1977[1]
• hacky in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• “hacky” at Wordnik (Forwards to “hacking”, where “hacky” is listed.)