👉 In the context of technology, "bastardizing" refers to an attempt to replicate or emulate a process, product, or idea without actually using it. This could be for various reasons such as copying someone else's work, attempting to create something similar but with different characteristics, or even creating a new concept entirely based on existing ideas. The term is often used in the context of design and software development to describe attempts at making something that was originally created from scratch rather than being modified or improved upon