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glitches

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Pronunciation

  • IPA /ˈɡlɪtʃɪz/

Noun

glitches noun

  1. A problem affecting function.“They are still trying to work out all the glitches.”
  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.“Performing this glitch gives you extra lives.”
  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.

Verb

glitches verb

  1. (especially of machines) To experience an intermittent, unexpected, malfunction.“My computer keeps glitching; every couple of hours it just reboots without warning.”
  2. 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.”

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bughitchimperfectionquirkanomaliesdefectsflawsimbalancesproblemsexploitsglitches

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