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
Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy Boy remembered from differing perspectives). Barnacle Boy is depicted as being the undercredited and underappreciated younger sidekick of Mermaid Man. Grumpy and slightly ill-tempered, Barnacle Boy is notable for his brooding, moody disposition and exasperation with his partner's absentminded behavior as a result of old age, and even into his , Barnacle Boy is still treated in a juvenile fashion, coddled in an infantile way. He has largely maintained his nondescript slender physique over time. In the video game "", it is revealed that Barnacle Boy has a son, a daughter-in-law, and four grandchildren which he notes to be his