glitch

Etymology
Probably from, from , from +. Related to. Cognate with 🇨🇬.

Popularized 1960s, by US space program. Attested 1962 by American astronaut, in reference to spikes in electrical current.

Noun

 * 1)  A problem affecting function.
 * 2)  An unexpected behavior in an electrical signal, especially if the signal spontaneously returns to expected behavior after a period of time.
 * 3)  A bug or an exploit.
 * 4)  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.
 * 5)  A sudden increase in the rotational frequency of a pulsar.
 * 1)  An unexpected behavior in an electrical signal, especially if the signal spontaneously returns to expected behavior after a period of time.
 * 2)  A bug or an exploit.
 * 3)  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.
 * 4)  A sudden increase in the rotational frequency of a pulsar.
 * 1)  A bug or an exploit.
 * 2)  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.
 * 3)  A sudden increase in the rotational frequency of a pulsar.
 * 1)  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.
 * 2)  A sudden increase in the rotational frequency of a pulsar.
 * 1)  A sudden increase in the rotational frequency of a pulsar.
 * 1)  A sudden increase in the rotational frequency of a pulsar.
 * 1)  A sudden increase in the rotational frequency of a pulsar.
 * 1)  A sudden increase in the rotational frequency of a pulsar.

Translations

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 * Esperanto:, problemo, difekto, miso,
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 * German:, ,
 * Irish: fabht
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:, falha técnica, problema técnico, ,
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 * Spanish: ,


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Verb

 * 1)  To experience an unexpected, typically intermittent malfunction.
 * 2)  To perform an exploit or recreate a bug while playing a video game.
 * 1)  To perform an exploit or recreate a bug while playing a video game.
 * 1)  To perform an exploit or recreate a bug while playing a video game.