Barnacle (slang) in the field in order to correct a design or manufacturing defect. The term appears to have originated from the crustacean barnacle which is an animal that attaches itself to rocks, docks, ships, whales, and other objects where it grows. A barnacle in electronics is something added to the manufactured product. Typically a barnacle on a circuit board is very noticeable, much like the mollusc variety on a rock in the sea. While the term was originally used with electronic hardware, it has also migrated into the software industry where is it is used to describe software that is added
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