Workaround
A workaround ( English for “emergency solution”, “makeshift solution”, to work around something “ to work around something ”) is a detour to avoid a known malfunction of a technical system. It is an auxiliary procedure that does not fix the actual problem, but bypasses its symptoms with additional effort.
Incorrect design of microprocessors , for example, require workarounds in operating systems through patches . For application software , repeating its installation can be a workaround.
The term is often used in the field of software development. If an error occurs in a program , such an auxiliary construction can often be found, with which one can get to the desired goal immediately, but in a very inconvenient way (effort). In processor technology , workarounds are e.g. B. used in the form of additional commands to bypass unfavorable architectural specifications (incorrect planning, incorrect layout).
As part of ITIL processes, incidents are often resolved at short notice using workarounds. As soon as a sustainable solution to the problem that caused the incident has been developed in problem management , this can be implemented through a change . The provisional workaround is then no longer necessary.
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Intel Pentium Processor - Invalid Instruction Erratum: Software Vendor Statements . Intel . Retrieved March 18, 2012.
- ↑ FAQ: Duden spell checker for OpenOffice and LibreOffice 8.0 . Bibliographical Institute . Retrieved March 18, 2012.