hacked up
<jargon, programming> Sufficiently patched, kluged, 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.
[Jargon File]
(1996-08-26)
Nearby terms:
hackathon « hack attack « hacked off « hacked up »
hacker » hacker ethic » hacker humour
