stopgaptool
nounUK /ˈstɒpɡæp tuːl/
US /ˈstɑːpɡæp tuːl/
A stopgaptool is something you use for a little while until you get the real thing you need.
He used a stick as a stopgaptool to prop the window open until he could buy a proper latch.
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2. A tool kept on hand only to fill an urgent short-term need.
The spare wrench in the glove box was just a stopgaptool for roadside repairs.
3. A software utility used briefly to bridge a gap between two systems.
They wrote a small stopgaptool to move data until the new database was ready.
4. Anything used to hold a place until something better arrives.
The cardboard box served as a stopgaptool for a missing drawer.