Word of the Day: KLUDGEPronunciation: UK /klʌdʒ/ or US /klʌdʒ/Meaning:A kludge is a clumsy, awkward, or improvised solution to a problem that works but is not elegant or efficient. Examples for daily usage:The programmer created a kludge to keep the old software running until the update was ready. to keep the old software running until the update was ready. Origin and History:The earliest recorded use of the word 'kludge' dates back to 1962, when Jackson W. Granholm defined it in Datamation magazine as "an ill-assorted collection of poorly matching parts, forming a distressing whole". ALSO READ | Word of the Day, July 28: ‘Itinerant’Cultural significance and modern usage:The term gained widespread cultural traction during the dawn of the computing era.