I hadn't realized that the word had suddenly gotten narrowed down! I spent then 90's at MIT and was indoctrinated with the term there. It was used referred to

I hadn't realized that the word had suddenly gotten narrowed down! I spent then 90's at MIT and was indoctrinated with the term there. It was used referred to any clever solution (no pun intended) or trick, and most especially one that thumbed its nose at authority: http://hacks.mit.edu/Hacks/by_year/1994/cp_car/ http://hacks.mit.edu/Hacks/by_year/1994/cp_car/ I'll stand by my usage: this qualifies admirably on both counts.