Stopgap
noun
1.
something that fills the place of something else that is lacking; temporary substitute; makeshift:
Candles are a stopgap when the electricity fails.
adjective
2.
makeshift:
This is only a stopgap solution.
noun
1.
a temporary substitute for something else
(as modifier): a stopgap programme
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