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workaround

or ɴǰ-·dzܲԻ

[ wurk-uh-round ]

noun

  1. Computers. a strategy or technique used to overcome a defect or other problem in a program or system:

    This is a known bug in version 1.5, but a workaround is available.

  2. any method used to overcome a technical problem, especially a problem that could prevent success:

    The astronauts needed a workaround to bypass the faulty cable.



workaround

/ ˈɜːəˌʊԻ /

noun

  1. a method of circumventing or overcoming a problem in a computer program or system
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of workaround1

First recorded in 1970–75; work + around
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But there are workarounds to that problem, and Free Our Feeds and Social Web Foundation are also working on ways to aggregate sites that use different tech.

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"Or there's so many restrictions on it, that it forces senior officials into workarounds that themselves might create vulnerabilities."

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“The strange thing — the amazing thing, really — is that we’ve managed to find workarounds to surveillance.”

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For every excuse not to buy, billionaires find a workaround, the report said.

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Thursday and started working on a solution, offering a workaround in the wee hours Friday and a fix a few hours later.

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