<s>
A	O
workaround	B-Application
is	O
a	O
bypass	O
of	O
a	O
recognized	O
problem	O
or	O
limitation	O
in	O
a	O
system	O
or	O
policy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
workaround	B-Application
is	O
typically	O
a	O
temporary	O
fix	O
that	O
implies	O
that	O
a	O
genuine	O
solution	O
to	O
the	O
problem	O
is	O
needed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
But	O
workarounds	B-Application
are	O
frequently	O
as	O
creative	O
as	O
true	O
solutions	O
,	O
involving	O
outside	O
the	O
box	O
thinking	O
in	O
their	O
creation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
implementing	O
a	O
workaround	B-Application
it	B-General_Concept
is	O
important	O
to	O
flag	O
the	O
change	O
so	O
as	O
to	O
later	O
implement	O
a	O
proper	O
solution	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Placing	O
pressure	O
on	O
a	O
workaround	B-Application
may	O
result	O
in	O
later	O
system	O
failures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
in	O
computer	B-General_Concept
programming	I-General_Concept
workarounds	B-Application
are	O
often	O
used	O
to	O
address	O
a	O
problem	O
or	O
anti-pattern	O
in	O
a	O
library	B-Library
,	O
such	O
as	O
an	O
incorrect	O
return	B-Language
value	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
library	B-Library
is	O
changed	O
,	O
the	O
workaround	B-Application
may	O
break	O
the	O
overall	O
program	O
functionality	O
,	O
effectively	O
becoming	O
an	O
anti-pattern	O
,	O
since	O
it	B-General_Concept
may	O
expect	O
the	O
older	O
,	O
wrong	O
behaviour	O
from	O
the	O
library	B-Library
.	O
</s>
<s>
Workarounds	B-Application
can	O
also	O
be	O
a	O
useful	O
source	O
of	O
ideas	O
for	O
improvement	O
of	O
products	O
or	O
services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
legal	O
system	O
places	O
an	O
obstacle	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
a	O
restriction	O
or	O
requirement	O
,	O
the	O
law	O
may	O
provide	O
a	O
possible	O
workaround	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
injunction	O
against	O
Microsoft	O
regarding	O
XML	O
features	O
and	O
an	O
easy	O
technical	O
workaround	B-Application
,	O
a	O
patent	O
attorney	O
suggested	O
having	O
two	O
versions	O
of	O
MS	O
Word	O
,	O
one	O
with	O
and	O
one	O
without	O
the	O
feature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PDP	B-Device
-	O
The	O
term	O
was	O
used	O
to	O
describe	O
a	O
computer	O
by	O
another	O
name	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
contracting	O
complications	O
for	O
purchasing	O
or	O
leasing	O
computers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
term	O
PDP	B-Device
(	O
Programmed	B-Device
Data	I-Device
Processor	I-Device
or	O
Programmable	B-Device
Data	I-Device
Processor	I-Device
)	O
was	O
a	O
workaround	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
name	O
"	O
PDP	B-Device
"	O
intentionally	O
avoids	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
term	O
"	O
computer	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GNU	B-Application
-	O
GNU	B-Application
's	O
Not	O
UNIX	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
T	O
's	O
prices	O
for	O
academic	O
licensing	O
and	O
use	O
of	O
UNIX	B-Application
increased	O
,	O
new	O
restrictions	O
on	O
maximum	O
number	O
of	O
concurrent	O
users	O
and	O
limitations	O
on	O
types	O
of	O
use	O
created	O
a	O
motivation	O
for	O
an	O
alternative	O
:	O
a	O
work-alike	O
workaround	B-Application
.	O
</s>
