workaround

See also: work around

English

Alternative forms

work-around

Etymology

work +‎ around

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈwɜːk.əɹaʊnd/

Noun

workaround (plural workarounds)

A means of overcoming some obstacle, especially an obstacle consisting of constraints, or laws or regulations.
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(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
(project management) An impromptu and temporary response to an unforeseen problem or risk.

Synonyms

(temporary solution): see Thesaurus:workaround

Translations

a temporary means of overcoming some obstacle

Finnish: viritys (fi), temppu (fi)
French: solution (fr) f, bidouillage (fr) m, magouillage (fr) f, trucage (fr) m
Italian: espediente (it) m, trucco (it) m, stratagemma (it) m, marchingegno (it) m
Polish: obejście (pl) n
Portuguese: contornar (pt), ajuste (pt) m
Russian: обходное решение n (obxodnoje rešenije), трюк (ru) m (trjuk)
Serbo-Croatian: rješenje (sh) n, alternativno rješenje, zaobilazno rješenje
Spanish: elución (es) f, solución alternativa m, ajuste (es) m, arreglo (es) m

(computing) a procedure or a temporary fix

Finnish: väliaikainen korjaus
French: contournement (fr) m
German: Workaround (de) m
Italian: workaround m
Polish: obejście (pl) n
Russian: костыль (ru) m (kostylʹ), хак (ru) m (xak)

(project management) an impromptu and temporary response

Italian: scappatoia (it) f
Polish: obejście (pl) n

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Spanish: ^{(please verify)} paliativo (es) m