Saturday-night special
(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.
[Jargon File]
(1994-11-11)
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