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
Gary Barnacle "Feelin' Good About It" by This Way Up, "Can't Wait to See the Movie" seventh solo album released by Roger Daltrey of The Who, "Stand Up" by Jo Lemaire, "Never Never Land" by Simon F, "If" by Hollywood Beyond, and on Swing Out Sister's debut album as well as on their third studio album, "Get in Touch with Yourself", released in 1992. In 1988, Barnacle worked on "Bullet From A Gun" by Derek B, "Human Animal" by Karel Fialka, "Creeping Up on Jesus" by The Big Dish, "No Winners" with saw Barnacle working for the first time with Paul Hardcastle