Usually means: Alternative method to bypass limitation.
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General (8 matching dictionaries)
  1. workaround: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. workaround: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. workaround: Collins English Dictionary
  4. Workaround, workaround: Wordnik
  5. workaround: Wiktionary
  6. workaround: Dictionary.com
  7. Workaround: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  8. workaround: TheFreeDictionary.com

Computing (5 matching dictionaries)
  1. workaround: Free On-line Dictionary of Computing
  2. workaround: CCI Computer
  3. I T Glossary (No longer online)
  4. Technopedia (No longer online)
  5. workaround: Encyclopedia

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Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. workaround: Urban Dictionary

Definitions from Wiktionary (workaround)

noun:  A means of overcoming some obstacle, especially an obstacle consisting of constraints, or laws or regulations.
noun:  (computing) A procedure or a temporary fix that bypasses a problem and allows a user to continue working until a better solution can be provided.
noun:  (project management) An impromptu and temporary response to an unforeseen problem or risk.

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