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workaround

or ɴǰ-·dzܲԻ

[ wurk-uh-round ]

noun

  1. Computers. a strategy or technique used to overcome a defect or other problem in a program or system:

    This is a known bug in version 1.5, but a workaround is available.

  2. any method used to overcome a technical problem, especially a problem that could prevent success:

    The astronauts needed a workaround to bypass the faulty cable.



workaround

/ ˈɜːəˌʊԻ /

noun

  1. a method of circumventing or overcoming a problem in a computer program or system
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of workaround1

First recorded in 1970–75; work + around
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Example Sentences

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It won’t just be China, Russia, and Iran trying to build workarounds to U.S. power — it will also be Europe, Japan, and other long-time partners.

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Don’t TV shows find workarounds for popular characters?

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She has also found a love for batch cooking nutritious meals which she posts about on all of her channels on Instagram, TikTok and YouTube and the workarounds she has developed as a blind cook.

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The Guardian reported that “The DHS’s announcement was widely seen as a workaround of the Posse Comitatus Act, a federal law that bars U.S. military troops from participating in most civilian law enforcement actions.”

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But there are workarounds to that problem, and Free Our Feeds and Social Web Foundation are also working on ways to aggregate sites that use different tech.

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