May 15, 2003

Saturday-night special

n.

[from police slang for a cheap handgun] A quick-and-dirty program or feature kluged together during off hours, under a deadline, and in response to pressure from a salescritter. Such hacks are dangerously unreliable, but all too often sneak into a production release after insufficient review.

Posted by Jargon File at May 15, 2003 10:31 AM

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