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From: blakley@ihnss.UUCP
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Subject: Re: Origin of Kludge
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Date: Tue, 26-Jul-83 09:18:25 EDT
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        Regarding the origin of the word "kludge" the Encyclopedia of
Computer Science and Engineering 2nd Edition (Van Nostrand Reinhold) says:


     "The word kludge as used in computing was coined by Jackson Granholm
in an article "How to Design a Kludge" in Datamation(February 1962).  The
definition is given as ' an ill-sorted collection of poorly matching parts,
forming a distressing whole.' ....
       The first kludge article triggered five others('How to maintain a
kludge,' etc.) in subsequent issues of Datamation.  Four of the articles 
may be found in the book 'Faith, Hope and Parity,' edited by Jack Moshman,
Thompson Book Company, 1966."



                                     Jim Blakley
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