stopgap

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. isim That which stops up or fills a gap or hole.

   “[A] bit of ink and paper which has long been an innocent wrapping or stop-gap may at last be laid open under the one pair of eyes which have knowledge enough to turn it into the opening of a catastrophe.”

2. isim Something spoken to fill up an uncomfortable pause in speech; a filled pause or filler.
3. isim A short-term fix or temporary measure used until something better can be obtained; that which serves as an expedient in an emergency; a band-aid solution.

   “The small company used their old product with a few kludged enhancements as a stopgap until they could develop a new product.”

4. isim A person appointed or hired to fill a position temporarily until a permanent appointment or hire can be made; a temp.

   “As witness the following. Mr Strudwick, the regular master of the form, happened on one occasion to be away for a couple of days, and a stop-gap was put in in his place. The name of the stop-gap was Mr Somerville Smith. He and Farnie exchanged an unspoken declaration of war almost immediately.”

5. sıfat Short-term; temporary.

   “They put a stopgap solution in place, but need something more permanent.”

6. sıfat Filling a gap or pause.
7. fiil To stop up or fill (a physical gap or hole, or a hiatus).
8. fiil To use something as a short-term fix or temporary measure until a better alternative can be obtained.
9. fiil To work at a position temporarily until a permanent appointment or hire is made.