[ARC5] Kludge - an honest definition

[Don Davis]

I've heard it usually pronounced klooge, and normally spelled kluge from 
most usage I've seen over the years.  Also Google reports ~7.5 million 
for kluge and only ~0.5 million for kludge; not proof, but an indicator. 
I recall my father and others in the 50s using it.  He was neither a 
radio nor computer guy.  It was in  universal use when I  was in school 
in the 50s and 60s.  Also in the Air Force in the 70s, and for the past 
30 years in the aerospace business.  The Wiki entries attributing the 
first use by computer guys would appear to be fictional.  My guess is 
that this word was widely used by military instructors in WWII hence the 
wide usage post war.

73 de don ad6b

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ian Wilson" <ianmwilson73 at gmail.com>
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> ..except it's usually pronounced "kloodge" here in the US (I'm a 
> Limey, so
> made the mistake of rhyming it with "fudge" when I first saw it).
>
> 73, ian
>
> On Mon, Jul 19, 2010 at 9:56 PM, Henry Mei'l's <meils at get2net.dk> 
> wrote:
>
>> Come to think of it, 'kludge' sounds very much like 'fudge' - and at 
>> least
>> one meaning of fudge was to bend or modify actual measurement results 
>> to
>> fit
>> the expected theoretical results-- this was school lab reports. NOT
>> real-life measurement results (at least for me ;0).
>>
>> 73
>> Henry, Cph.
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Bill Pileggi" <wpileggi at juno.com>
>> To: <arc5 at mailman.qth.net>
>> Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2010 6:10 AM
>> Subject: [ARC5] Kludge - an honest definition
>>
>>
>> > Sorry about the delay in chiming in on this advanced topic of
>> > discussion...Seems we may be too internet-centric, and have 
>> > forgotten
>> > actual books...From Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary (c)1979 - 
>> > (which
>> > coincides with me attending college, mostly...) - KLUDGE, noun, 
>> > [origin
>> > unknown], a system and esp. a computer system made up of components 
>> > that
>> > are poorly matched or were originally intended for some other use.
>> >
>> > I'm thinking M might find [origin unknown] just as acceptable :-)
>> > Bill KA3AIS
>> >
>> >
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