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
What Kind of Fool Am I? on his 1963 album "Just Turn Me Loose!" Perry Como covered the song on his 1963 release "The Songs I Love". "What Kind of Fool Am I?" is also known as the signature song of Regine Velasquez. Done in a power ballad style and with powerful vocals, the song reached platinum status on its 1994 CD-release and is included on her multiplatinum international album "Listen Without Prejudice". It achieved at least 2x platinum per Asian country in the cited year. Tony Hancock is reputed to have played this song continuously after his career began to falter during the early 1960s.