On Thu, Jan 21, 2010 at 11:00 PM, ss <[email protected]> wrote: > On Thursday 21 Jan 2010 6:49:23 pm Indrajit Gupta wrote: >> Sorry, Shiv, hadn't read your note before replying. That's it, more or >> less. In Bong, it's jogaarh, pronounced with a hard r at the end. It more >> or less means procure = to muster resources; the find a way out is current >> usage derived through the slang route from that very different origin.
> Well Wiki defines "Hacking" as follows: >> Hacking (English verb to hack, singular noun a hack) refers to the >> re-configuring or re-programming of a system to function in ways not >> facilitated by the owner, administrator, or designer. The term(s) have >> several related meanings in the technology and computer science fields, >> wherein a "hack" may refer to a clever or quick fix to a computer program >> problem, or to what may be perceived to be a clumsy or inelegant (but >> usually relatively quick) solution to a problem. > > "Jugaad" seems to be a restricted form of hacking that specifically makes a > connection with limited resources. the word "hacking" does not specifically > refer to resources at all. Wikipedia is the wrong place to look up the original jargonish meaning of hack. ESR's editing of the Jargon File is better. http://www.eps.mcgill.ca/jargon/jargon.html#The%20Meaning%20of%20Hack
