workaround
Improvised alternative solution
A workaround is a method for bypassing a problem without actually solving it—a temporary fix that gets things working despite an obstacle.
In computing, workarounds address software bugs or limitations until a proper patch arrives: There's a workaround involving clearing your cache.
The term extends to any improvised solution that sidesteps rather than removes a barrier: We found a workaround for the zoning restrictions.
Avoid by going around
- sidestepEvade by moving aside
- loopholeExploitable gap in rules
- backdoorHidden bypass mechanism
- shortcutQuicker alternative path
end-run · runaround · detour · exploit · override · jailbreak · hack · crack
Shortcut or breach
- jury-riggingImprovised temporary repair
- kludgeAwkward but functional solution
- tinkeringCasual, unskilled adjusting
- makeshiftTemporary, improvised substitute
contrivance · resourcefulness · ingenuity · inventiveness · DIY · bootstrap · shoestring · gumption
Temporary substitute measure
- band-aidAdhesive strip for cuts
- patchMaterial covering damage
- interimProvisional in-between phase
- provisionalConditional and possibly temporary
placeholder · ad-hoc · short-term · expedient · substitute · fallback · pinch-hitter
Repair or solution
- patchMaterial covering damage
- expedientUseful if not ideal
- alternativeAnother available choice
- approachWay of handling something
tactic · maneuver · gambit · stratagem · pivot · adjustment · tweak · modification
Alteration to improve fit
- modificationAct of altering something
- customizationModification to individual preference
- tailoringCustom clothing adjustment
- reconfigurationChanging arrangement of parts
circumvent
Avoid by going around
shortcut · end-run · runaround · detour · exploit · override · jailbreak · hack · crack · skirt
hack
Shortcut or breach
- jury-riggingImprovised temporary repair
- kludgeAwkward but functional solution
- tinkeringCasual, unskilled adjusting
makeshift · contrivance · resourcefulness · ingenuity · inventiveness · DIY · bootstrap · shoestring · gumption · cleverness
stopgap
Temporary substitute measure
provisional · placeholder · ad-hoc · short-term · expedient · substitute · fallback · pinch-hitter
fix
Repair or solution
- patchMaterial covering damage
- expedientUseful if not ideal
- alternativeAnother available choice
approach · tactic · maneuver · gambit · stratagem · pivot · adjustment · tweak · modification · reconfiguration
adjustment
Alteration to improve fit
- modificationAct of altering something
- customizationModification to individual preference
- tailoringCustom clothing adjustment
- problem-solvingproblem solving, puzzles, riddles, logic, solutions
- alternate routesbypass, detour, alternate route, reroute, diversion
- Resourcefulnessresourcefulness, ingenuity, cleverness, inventiveness, problem-solving
- tech slangnoob, AFK, pwned, IRL, leet
- fixesfix, repair, mend, correction, correct
- hackslife hack, lifehack, shortcut, trick, quick fix