glitch

== English == === Etymology === 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. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡlɪt͡ʃ/ Hyphenation: glitch Rhymes: -ɪtʃ === Noun === glitch (countable and uncountable, plural glitches) (countable) A problem affecting function. Synonyms: bug, hitch, imperfection, quirk, gremlin (countable, 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. (uncountable, music) 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 (astronomy, countable) A sudden increase in the rotational frequency of a pulsar. Antonym: antiglitch ==== Derived terms ==== ===== Descendants ===== → Persian: گلیچ (gelič) → Swedish: glitch ==== Translations ==== === Verb === glitch (third-person singular simple present glitches, present participle glitching, simple past and past participle glitched) (intransitive, especially of machines) To experience an unexpected, typically intermittent malfunction. (intransitive, video games) To perform an exploit or recreate a bug while playing a video game. ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === glitch on Wikipedia.Wikipedia glitch (music) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == Swedish == === Etymology === Borrowed from English glitch. === Noun === glitch c (video games) glitch (engineering, informal) glitch ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== glitcha === See also === === References === IDG:s ordlista