workaround
17
3.9
- noun
- /ˈwɜrkəˌraʊnd/
:
solución alternativa
- The team found a workaround to complete the project despite the software limitations.
- find a workaround
- devise a workaround
- discover a workaround
You can only figure out workarounds and boundaries and limits.
- You can only figure out workarounds and boundaries and limits.
- That just doesn't sound appetizing, so scientists found a workaround.
- These are the studies that I believe can help to show us where we can also find workarounds.
- So this was an incredible workaround, which also seamlessly covers up the ugly radiator, but you can still access it when you need to.
- Now, that sounds like a sort of ha ha, tongue in cheek workaround for the law, but the fact is actually that that is not true.
- But also find those workarounds because the giving in is survival.
- We, we haven't talked much about workaround, but it's very prominent in the medical field.
- He does his meditation, a little bit exercise and there are workarounds.
- If you are equity, you have to do some workarounds to get that happening now, alas, but but get on stage as much as you can.
Examples
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Early identification of these problems can allow for an opportunity to develop suitable workarounds and minimize liability.
Academic text (2011) -
'git cherry-pick' is fairly straightforward, and works, but usually feels like a workaround when something has gone wrong.
Blog text (14) -
The system's workaround for this is a link labeled "Check holdings at?", followed by the item's location and call number.
Academic text (2015) -
But there are two reasons this workaround seems unsatisfying.
Academic text (2018) -
CAM systems of the future should include easy workarounds that any company could use to customize the software.
Academic text (2007) -
A variety of workarounds would be necessary to achieve EAM functionality for the remaining systems.
Academic text (2005) -
I know fixing bugs isn't exciting, especially those "with workarounds," but it is essential.
Blog text (3) -
Under constraints, rational actors try to find workarounds that optimize their utility.
Blog text (6) -
After the main road was closed, residents created a quick workaround to access their homes.
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The engineer developed a workaround that allowed the machine to function properly until the necessary parts arrived.
Synonyms
281
2.7
An answer that fixes a problem or difficulty
14
5.2
A temporary solution used until a permanent one is found
1
8.2
An action that avoids a rule or law by finding a clever way around it
Antonyms
How Effective
- Informal
6
5.3
- Specialized
1
6.3
17
3.9
- Informal
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word workaround is made from work and around, where work means 'effort' and around means 'go around'. So a workaround is an extra effort to 'go around' a problem or limit, usually a temporary way to keep things working.