> Confluderation (noun): The act of creating a temporary or makeshift solution to a problem by combining unrelated elements in a haphazard manner. Example: The broken chair was held together by a confluderation of duct tape, string, and clothespins.
The example basically describes all fixes make in the army. Black tape[0] and green string[1].
The entire IT field also, only occasionally ameliorated with actual repairs just before the company is sold to make it seem like the backbone of the company is as strong as it actually should be instead of the Papier-mâché simulacra homunculus system that relies on a sysadmin who hasn't been seen in the sunlight in 30 years but if Van Helsing ever locates and stakes him the whole company collapses and crumbles to dust just like he does.
The example basically describes all fixes make in the army. Black tape[0] and green string[1].
[0] https://www.arrse.co.uk/wiki/Harry_Black
[1] https://www.arrse.co.uk/wiki/Green_String