Hack up

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hack up


hack up: vt.

To hack, but generally implies that the result is a hack in sense 1 (a quick hack). Contrast this with hack on. To hack up on implies a quick-and-dirty modification to an existing system. Contrast hacked up; compare kluge up, monkey up, cruft together.

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Source: hack up, in The Jargon File, version 4.4.7.


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