ad hoc 

ad hoc comes from Latin and it means "for this", "created for a cetain purpose". When someone comes up with a reason not to do something or to support an opinion.

He hadn`t thought about the matter before, so when we talked he gave me an ad hoc reply.

ad hoc by Malika August 6, 2004

ad hoc 

A computer network consisting of a computer to computer connection, as opposed to computer-(router/hub/...)-(other computers)

I use an ad hoc connection to transfer files from my laptop to desktop.

ad hoc by Michael Lawson June 15, 2004

ad hoc 

a bull shit commitee that a large corporations create to pander to their employees.

I have to sit on that bull shit employee retention ad hoc commitee

ad hoc by Wade McIntyre November 27, 2004

Ad-hoc 

Mutual masturbation.

Chris and John came into work with sore arms because of a crazy ad-hoc session last night.

Ad-hoc by sexytokyoboyz June 27, 2007

Ad-Hoc 

When a person/persons stick their head into another persons bubble/space/home in search of booze!

I am on an Ad-Hoc patrol!!

Ad-Hoc by Philimon_za May 9, 2016

Ad Hoc Science

The practice of doing science in an ad hoc manner—developing hypotheses for specific cases, testing solutions in particular contexts, building theories that explain local phenomena without claiming universality. Ad hoc science is what happens when you can't wait for general theories, when you need answers now, when the situation demands action before understanding. It's the science of emergency rooms, of startup pivots, of parenting—contexts where general principles help but specific solutions are needed. Ad hoc science is not inferior; it's just different. It's science for the real world, where most problems are local and most solutions are temporary.

Example: "She practiced ad hoc science in her garden, trying different combinations of plants, soil, water, and sun until something worked. She didn't develop general principles; she just found what worked here, in this plot, this year. Next year, she'd start over. Ad hoc science wasn't publishable, but it grew vegetables."

Ad Hoc Science by Dumu The Void February 17, 2026

Ad Hoc Technologies

Tools and devices developed for specific, often temporary purposes—jury-rigged fixes, makeshift solutions, one-off inventions that solve a particular problem and then are discarded. Ad hoc technologies are the opposite of engineered products: they're not designed for mass production, not tested for reliability, not intended to last. They're what you build when the thing you need doesn't exist and you need it now. Duct tape and paperclip solutions, software patches that fix one bug, temporary structures that become permanent—all are ad hoc technologies. They're ugly, fragile, and brilliant in their context. They're the technologies of making do.

Ad Hoc Technologies Example: "He built an ad hoc technology to keep his laptop cool—a folded paper wedge and a desk fan. It worked perfectly, looked ridiculous, and would never be sold. Ad hoc technology had done its job: solved a problem, right now, with what was at hand. When the fan died, he'd build something else."

Ad Hoc Technologies by Dumu The Void February 17, 2026