Usually means: Trying many solutions simultaneously; indiscriminate.
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Definitions from Wiktionary (shotgun approach)

noun:  (idiomatic) An approach in which the subject is indiscriminate and haphazard, using breadth, spread, or quantity in lieu of accuracy, planning, etc.

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