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"word": "arreglo"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "(computing) a procedure or a temporary fix",
"word": "väliaikainen korjaus"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "(computing) a procedure or a temporary fix",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "contournement"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "(computing) a procedure or a temporary fix",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Workaround"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "(computing) a procedure or a temporary fix",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "workaround"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "(computing) a procedure or a temporary fix",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "obejście"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "kostylʹ",
"sense": "(computing) a procedure or a temporary fix",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "костыль"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "xak",
"sense": "(computing) a procedure or a temporary fix",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "хак"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "(project management) an impromptu and temporary response",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "scappatoia"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "(project management) an impromptu and temporary response",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "obejście"
}
],
"word": "workaround"
}
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