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A kludge is often used to modify a working system while avoiding fundamental changes, or to ensure backwards compatibility. Hack can also be used with a positive connotation, for a quick solution to a frustrating problem. [12] [13] A kludge is often used to fix an unanticipated problem in an earlier kludge; this is essentially a kind of cruft.
In computer programming, an input kludge is a type of failure in software (an anti-pattern) where simple user input is not handled.For example, if a computer program accepts free text input from the user, an ad hoc algorithm will mishandle many combinations of legal and illegal input strings.