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plural workarounds
A means of overcoming some obstacle, especially an obstacle consisting of constraints, or laws or regulations. quotations examples
More significantly, rigid deference to [Justin] Bieber’s still-young core fan base keeps things resolutely PG, with any acknowledgement of sex either couched in vague “touch your body” workarounds or downgraded to desirous hand-holding and eye-gazing.
2012 June 26, Genevieve Koski, “Music: Reviews: Justin Bieber: Believe”, in The A.V. Club, archived from the original on 6 August 2020
(computing) A procedure or a temporary fix that bypasses a problem and allows a user to continue working until a better solution can be provided. examples
(project management) An impromptu and temporary response to an unforeseen problem or risk. examples