workaround
nounUK /ˈwɜːk.əɹaʊnd/
Etymology From work + around.
1
Idiomatic A means or method of circumventing an obstacle, particularly one arising from constraints, laws or regulatory requirements.
- More significantly, rigid deference to [Justin] Bieber’s still-young core fan base keeps things resolutely PG, with any acknowledgement of sex either couched in vague “touch your body” workarounds or downgraded to desirous hand-holding and eye-gazing.2012 June 26, Genevieve Koski, “Music: Reviews: Justin Bieber: Believe”, in The A.V. Club, archived from the original on 06 Aug 2020:
2
Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences A procedure or a temporary fix that bypasses a problem and allows a user to continue working until a better solution can be provided.
3
An impromptu and temporary response to an unforeseen problem or risk.
Project management
- Synonyms
- band-aid, band-aid solution, bodge, cludge, fiddle, hack, hack job, jugaad, kludge, kluge, lash-up, make-do, makeshift, patch, patch-up, put-together, quick-and-dirty, quick fix, stopgap, workaround
- Hypernyms
- improvisation, repair