Transcription
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
-
- [ad hok-uh-ree]
- /æd ˈhɒk ə ri/
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
-
- [ad hok-uh-ree]
- /æd ˈhɒk ə ri/
Definitions of ad-hockery word
- noun ad-hockery reliance on temporary solutions rather than on consistent, long-term plans. 1
- noun Definition of ad-hockery in Technology (jargon) /ad-hok'*r-ee/ (Purdue) 1. Gratuitous assumptions made inside certain programs, especially expert systems, which lead to the appearance of semi-intelligent behaviour but are in fact entirely arbitrary. For example, fuzzy-matching of input tokens that might be typing errors against a symbol table can make it look as though a program knows how to spell. 2. Special-case code to cope with some awkward input that would otherwise cause a program to fail, presuming normal inputs are dealt with in some cleaner and more regular way. Also called "ad-hackery", "ad-hocity" (/ad-hos'*-tee/), "ad-crockery". See also ELIZA effect. 1
- noun ad-hockery Alternative spelling of ad hocery. 0
Information block about the term
Origin of ad-hockery
First appearance:
before 1890 One of the 20% newest English words
First recorded in 1890-1900; ad hoc + -ery
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Ad-hockery
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
ad-hockery popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
See also
Matching words
- Words starting with a
- Words starting with ad
- Words starting with adh
- Words starting with adho
- Words starting with adhoc
- Words starting with adhock
- Words starting with adhocke
- Words starting with adhocker
- Words starting with adhockery