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
Quinnipiac Barnacle Quinnipiac Barnacle "The Quinnipiac Barnacle" is a parody newspaper at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut. The newspaper publishes daily online while school is in session and monthly in print. While the official website of "The Quinnipiac Barnacle" states humorously that it was started in 1964 by Quinnipiac University President John Lahey, it was actually started on November 5, 2012 by juniors Shane Collins and William Vessio as a parody news website. The website received popularity and press on-campus, as well as strong negative feedback. In Fall 2013, "The Barnacle" became an officially recognized organization on the Quinnipiac campus and came