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  2. Workaround - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Workaround

    A workaround is a bypass [1] of a recognized problem or limitation in a system or policy. [2] A workaround is typically a temporary fix [ 3 ] [ 4 ] that implies that a genuine solution to the problem is needed.

  3. Anti-pattern - Wikipedia

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    According to the authors of Design Patterns, there are two key elements to an anti-pattern that distinguish it from a bad habit, bad practice, or bad idea: . The anti-pattern is a commonly-used process, structure or pattern of action that, despite initially appearing to be an appropriate and effective response to a problem, has more bad consequences than good ones.

  4. Workaround (album) - Wikipedia

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    Workaround is the first full-length solo release by British electronic artist Beatrice Dillon. Released on 7 February 2020 on the record label PAN, [ 1 ] review aggregator Metacritic described the album's reception as "universal acclaim".

  5. Kludge - Wikipedia

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    A kludge or kluge (/ k l ʌ dʒ, k l uː dʒ /) is a workaround or makeshift solution that is clumsy, inelegant, inefficient, difficult to extend, and hard to maintain. This term is used in diverse fields such as computer science , aerospace engineering , Internet slang , evolutionary neuroscience , animation and government.

  6. Unofficial patch - Wikipedia

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    An unofficial patch, sometimes alternatively called a community patch, is a patch for a piece of software, created by a third party such as a user community without the involvement of the original developer.

  7. ABA problem - Wikipedia

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    A common workaround is to add extra "tag" or "stamp" bits to the quantity being considered. For example, an algorithm using compare and swap (CAS) on a pointer might use the low bits of the address to indicate how many times the pointer has been successfully modified. Because of this, the next compare-and-swap will fail, even if the addresses ...

  8. Windows Metafile vulnerability - Wikipedia

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    As a workaround before a patch was available, on December 28, 2005, Microsoft advised Windows users to unregister the dynamic-link library file shimgvw.dll (which can be done by executing the command regsvr32.exe /u shimgvw.dll from the Run menu or the command prompt) which invokes previewing of image files and is exploited by most of these ...

  9. Help:What links here - Wikipedia

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    Within the Tools section at the top-right of every page (in the standard view) is a link labeled "What links here".This is used to see a list of the pages that link to (or redirect to, or transclude) the current page.