What is "kludgy"

Usage examples of "kludgy".

The programming of the app that reads the fear response and then provides targeting information has been a bitch, but the kludgy version is showing promise.

In these cases, the IMP program would be reloaded from a paper tape reader, a kludgy electro-mechanical device which shone light from an incandescent bulb through a paper tape that was pulled across a line of photocells.