band-aids
Small wound strips
Band-aids are makeshift or temporary solutions to problems, implying inadequacy for the underlying issue: The tax rebate is just band-aids on a broken system.
The term derives from the trademark for adhesive bandages, suggesting a fix that covers rather than cures. (Capitalized Band-Aids is the trademark.)
Temporary substitute measure
- quick fixHasty temporary solution
- patchMaterial covering damage
- makeshiftTemporary, improvised substitute
- palliativeOffering relief, not remedy
surface-level · short-term · placeholder · expedient · provisional · interim · kludge · workaround
stopgap
Temporary substitute measure
- quick fixHasty temporary solution
- patchMaterial covering damage
- makeshiftTemporary, improvised substitute
palliative · surface-level · short-term · placeholder · expedient · provisional · interim · kludge · workaround · half-measure
- first aidbandages, tourniquet, gauze pads, gauze, tourniquets
- sundriesbatteries, bandages, aspirin, tissues, tape
- convenience storechips, candy, soda, snacks, cigarettes
- junk drawerrubber bands, twist ties, batteries, paper clips, paperclips
- workaroundsworkaround, workarounds, fixes, hacks, quick fix
- software maintenancedebugging, refactoring, bug fixes, code review, patching
band-aidsorgan transplant
Moving tissue between bodies
surgery · stitches · sutures · amputation · reconstructive surgery
band-aidsparadigm shift
Wholesale replacement of frameworks
cure · systemic change · radical transformation · transformation · revolution
aid, band, bandage, bandaging, band-aid, aider, adhesive bandage