glitch.
A problem affecting function.
Meaning & usage
A problem affecting function.
They are still trying to work out all the glitches.
An unexpected behavior in an electrical signal, especially if the signal spontaneously returns to expected behavior after a period of time.
A bug or an exploit.
Performing this glitch gives you extra lives.
A genre of experimental electronic music since the 1990s, characterized by a deliberate use of sonic artifacts that would normally be viewed as unwanted noise.
A sudden increase in the rotational frequency of a pulsar.
Where this word comes from
Probably borrowed from Yiddish גליטש (glitsh), from German glitschig (“slippy”), from glitschen (“to slide, glide, slip”) + -ig (“-y”). Related to gleiten (“glide”). Cognate with French glisser (“to slip, slide, skid”). Popularized in the 1960s, by the US space program. Attested in 1962 by American astronaut John Glenn, in reference to spikes in electrical current.
To experience an unexpected, typically intermittent malfunction.
My computer keeps glitching; every couple of hours it just reboots without warning.
To perform an exploit or recreate a bug while playing a video game.
His character will glitch into the wall and out of the level.
Where this word comes from
Probably borrowed from Yiddish גליטש (glitsh), from German glitschig (“slippy”), from glitschen (“to slide, glide, slip”) + -ig (“-y”). Related to gleiten (“glide”). Cognate with French glisser (“to slip, slide, skid”). Popularized in the 1960s, by the US space program. Attested in 1962 by American astronaut John Glenn, in reference to spikes in electrical current.
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