HACKED UP


Meaning of HACKED UP in English

< jargon , programming > Sufficiently patched , kluge d, and tweaked that the surgical scars are beginning to crowd out normal tissue (compare critical mass ). Not all programs that are hacked become "hacked up"; if modifications are done with some eye to coherence and continued maintainability, the software may emerge better for the experience.

Contrast hack up .

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(1996-08-26)

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