<jargon, programming> Sufficiently patched, kluged, and
tweaked that the surgical scars are beginning to crowd out
normal tissue (compare critical mass). Not all programs
that are hacked become "hacked up"; if modifications are done
with some eye to coherence and continued maintainability, the
software may emerge better for the experience.
Contrast hack up.
[Jargon File]
(1996-08-26)
Nearby terms:
hackathon « hack attack « hacked off « hacked up » hacker » hacker ethic » hacker humour
