Glitch

Word GLITCH
Character 6
Hyphenation glitch
Pronunciations /ɡlɪtʃ/

Definitions and meanings of "Glitch"

What do we mean by glitch?

A minor malfunction, mishap, or technical problem; a snag. noun

A false or spurious electronic signal caused by a brief, unwanted surge of electric power. noun

A sudden change in the period of rotation of a neutron star. noun

A fault or defect in a system, plan, or machine. noun

A brief surge or interruption in the voltage in an electrical circuit or device. noun

A problem affecting function; a bug; an imperfection; a quirk noun

A bug or an exploit. noun

A genre of experimental electronic music of the 1990s, characterized by a deliberate use of sonic artifacts that would normally be viewed as unwanted noise. noun

To experience an intermittent, unexpected, malfunction verb

To perform an exploit or recreate a bug while playing a video game. verb

A fault or defect in a computer program, system, or machine noun

A problem affecting function.

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.

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.

Glitch: (noun) a mistake, error, or sudden lapse in judgment Glitch: (verb) to make a mistake, to make an error, or to have a sudden lapse in judgment; to mess something up Glitched: (adj.) something that is messed up; something that is not right/ fair Urban Dictionary

A small, often almost indescribable thing ... a paperclip ... a thinger ... a piece of snackfood, for example a Dorito chip, which in this case can describe a plate or container of snackfood, especially when in its plural form ... glitches ... an appetiser. A very useful thinking word when you cannot remember its name ... a what-cha-ma-call-it ... a thing-a-ma-bob. Urban Dictionary

A mistake, or bug, usually in a computer program or video game. Urban Dictionary

Seen commonly in the music press: 1. N. A genre of music, sometimes considered a subset of ambient or idm, which focuses on the idea of "errors" as a musical element. The "errors" in question are usually digital; a common element in glitch music is the rhythmic squeaking clicking noise which occurs when you play back a CD which has been badly scratched. Seen less commonly, sort of local slang: 2. Adj/Adv. Something which produces pleasantly confusing and/or unpleasantly disorienting effects akin to those commonly resulting from listening to glitch music. 3. Verb. Doing something to someone which produces such effects. Urban Dictionary

An inexplicable problem or condition happening in a system. Urban Dictionary

- a software defect. - A phrase used only by the media and old people who have no clue what just happened and want to call it something cute. - a word used to convince the ignorant masses that there is a mysterious conspiracy happening. - the fastest way to make someone who works in the software development industry cringe like fingernails on the chalkboard. Urban Dictionary

Anything that makes life more difficult, usually something that is itself trivial, but is necessary for something else to happen. Who knows where this came from? Lord knows, but he's not telling. Besides, God doesn't do technology. I like to think its roots are in the words "glue" and "itch". But of course, we all know it was developed under grant, for use in science organizations prone to error, such as NASA, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and the nano-technological field in general, where glitches have been made so small as to appear totally correct and self-repairing. Urban Dictionary

The thing that gives video games meaning and purpose Urban Dictionary

(verb): an slang word meaning "methamphetamine" used in various, certain, and/or specific circles of users of the drug methamphetamine; although it is not one of the more commonly used slag terms. The most common slang name(s) for methamphetamine are: crystal, cystal-meth, speed(*althougth the word speed is often used as slang for other stimulant-like drugs such as "Ritalin"(methylphenidate), "Adderall"(dextroamphetamine and racemic d/l-amphetamine salts)("Dexedrine" too, aka dextroamphetamine, which generally speaking is the most popularly used/abused speed pill aside from Adderall and Ritalin; which are only used by more people, legal or not, because it is easier to obtain, legal or not. "Dexedrine" is the most sought after ampthetamine "speed pill" aside from of course pure pharmacutical amphetamines/methamphetamine). Urban Dictionary

A defect, a flaw(see also bug) Urban Dictionary

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The word "glitch" in example sentences

Although the OED states that the etymology of "glitch" is unknown, it probably comes from the Yiddish glitsh ❋ Unknown (2005)

Usually, news of the fault spreads like wildfire, and huge queues build up until the glitch is put right or the machine runs out of notes. ❋ Miles Brignall (2010)

The only glitch is that after you get your FM-3 you must enter Mexico within a certain time period. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The only glitch is when gladinet loads at work, sometimes it leaves a ghost tab in my task bar. ❋ Unknown (2009)

A computer glitch is the apparent cause of the commuter train wreck in D.C. The president talked about health care on ABC last night and got some tough questions. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Oh. Well, surely this membership glitch is an anomaly in the glorious track record of transnational non-governmental organizations, which responsible nations are actively correcting: ❋ Unknown (2010)

My only glitch is that I also have a Mac, and while InfoSelect works just fine under VMWare, it would be nice to have a native Mac version. ❋ Unknown (2009)

In “Allison”, what in fact was happening – although the writers tried mightily to keep it ambiguous – was fairly obvious: her glitch from the car bomb caused her to crosslink her self-awareness with her memories of the woman she was modeled after, and then channel those memories through her human emulation mode. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The glitch is obviously ridiculous as a cover story, but I can't quite believe Amazon "caved in" to demands of some Focus in the Family type group either. ❋ Kateelliott (2009)

The only glitch is when you have a short post, it will say “Click to read more” anyway. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The only glitch is the Scottish Tory opposition to an independence referendum. ❋ Unknown (2007)

(noun) I didn't mean to tell Jake you like him-- it was a glitch! (verb) Man, I [glitched] so hard last night when I [got with] Stephanie. (adj.) He was [so rude] to you-- that was so glitched ❋ Yaśssssssssss (2016)

Needing a [paper clip] to secure his printout, John asks his secretary for a glitch. Can you please pass me a glitch? You dropped a glitch on the floor! Would you like some glitches while we're watching TV? Note how descriptive this is of chips or nachos. With nachos you remove a chip (glitch) one glitch at a time. Even the cheese on nachos can be refered to as glitch ... Would you like some extra glitch on your glitches? Shall we go to [Red Robin] for glitches? going for appetisers Fluffy left a glitch for you on the floor. referring to a piece of dry [catfood] brought as a gift or perhaps a piece of dried poo or [hairball] found about the place. I'm glitched-out meaning I've eaten too many/much ... i.e. chips A glitch for you, a glitch for me referring to sharing and distributing [Raisinets] or other small candy at a movie theatre. Popcorn is never properly referred to as glitches, perhaps because of its oily nature. ❋ Loodje Van Slooten (2009)

Dude, did you hear about [the glitch] in [Counter-Strike 1.6] that lets you shoot your pistol when your [shield] is up? ❋ Frootcakemobile (2003)

1. "Oval is probably the most well-known artist in glitch, and his album "Systemisch" can be said to define the genre." 2. "The entire game consists of rolling up random 3D objects into a [big wad] and then throwing them into the sky. It's pretty glitch." 3. "'I saw Being [John Malkovich] this weekend, it totally [glitched] me." ❋ Mcc (2005)

A glitch in [the code] gave Bob [twenty-six] free months of [AOL]. ❋ Indigo (2003)

Poll Worker: Someone kicked the power cable to the [electronic voting] machine and it stopped working. Reporter: Today's [polling] has been plagued by glitches. Prompting further calls for a full federal investigation of [voting irregularities]. ❋ Apa000 (2007)

FROM AN ACTUAL EMAIL: "Apparently one needs software loaded on the computer to download photos from this [digital camera].  If I can get that software, do you think it will be for [PCs] and [Macs]? Little glitches in the road." ❋ Sue Dohnim (2004)

use a glitch on [halo] to defeat any [numbers] or [skill] level of people ❋ Zeus123 (2009)

"Hey man, do you wanna do some GLITCH?" "What's up? I got some GLITCH if you want to do some." "I'm aching for some GLITCH man. Can you help me out" *I do not condone the use/abuse of any drugs, and this is for [informational] purposes only. I simply post valuable "[harm reduction]" information about drugs in general, so as to avoid even one single more [casuality] from not only drug abuse, but drug MIS-USE. However, to stay unbiased, there IS a thing called moderation. Remember folks, the "responsibility" lies with YOU.* ❋ Dexm (2007)

[Carefully] thinking the [scheme] over [revealed] a glitch in his plan. ❋ Light Joker (2005)

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