GLITCH

bug, glitch

(noun) a fault or defect in a computer program, system, or machine

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

glitch (plural glitches)

A problem affecting function.

Synonyms: bug, hitch, imperfection, quirk

(informal, engineering) An unexpected behavior in an electrical signal, especially if the signal spontaneously returns to expected behavior after a period of time.

Coordinate terms: surge, spike, instability

(video games) A bug or an exploit.

(music genre) 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.

Hypernym: electronic music

Hyponym: glitchcore

Coordinate term: noise

Verb

glitch (third-person singular simple present glitches, present participle glitching, simple past and past participle glitched)

(especially, of machines) To experience an intermittent, unexpected, malfunction.

(video games) To perform an exploit or recreate a bug while playing a video game.

Source: Wiktionary



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