(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)