It could still qualify as a hack. It's a non-sustainable but low-cost way of addressing a need. The more hacks go into a system, as opposed to forward-looking r

It could still qualify as a hack. It's a non-sustainable but low-cost way of addressing a need. The more hacks go into a system, as opposed to forward-looking real solutions, the less stable that system becomes. I think what the OP is saying is "bear with us for a little while and we'll try and find a real solution to this".