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Meaning of AD HOC

Pronunciation:  ad 'hâk

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [adv]  for one specific case; "they were appointed ad hoc"
  2. [adj]  for or concerned with one specific purpose; "a coordinated policy instead of ad hoc decisions"
  3. [adj]  often improvised or impromptu; "an ad hoc committee meeting"
 
 Synonyms: specific, unplanned
 

 

 

Computing Dictionary
 
 Definition: 

Contrived purely for the purpose in hand rather than planned carefully in advance. E.g. "We didn't know what to do about the sausage rolls, so we set up an ad-hoc committee".

 

 

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