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What do you call a bugfix which, you know very well, doesn't fix the root cause?

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In medical terms, this is called a "symptomatic treatment". What is it called in the context of software development?

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Dimitri C. Avatar asked Feb 04 '10 09:02

Dimitri C.

4 Answers

Hack (or possibly dirty hack)

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Jørn Schou-Rode Avatar answered Oct 07 '22 11:10

Jørn Schou-Rode

"Workaround" is the term I would suggest.

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Oddthinking Avatar answered Oct 07 '22 12:10

Oddthinking

It's called a kludge.

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Jay Elston Avatar answered Oct 07 '22 11:10

Jay Elston

"Patch" or "temporary fix".

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Noon Silk Avatar answered Oct 07 '22 13:10

Noon Silk
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