glitch

(Inglês)

Noun

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

Verb

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

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ɡlɪt͡ʃ/

Etimologia (Inglês)

Cognato com francês: glisser

In summary

Probably 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.

Conceitos

defeito

acidente

erro

fragmento

pane

falha em um sistema ou máquina

Sinônimos

bug

🐛

defect

boo-boo

error

failure

fault

flaw

goof

impairment

imperfection

kink

mar

mishap

shortcoming

slip

snag

wrinkle

ill omen

bad luck

ghost signal

blame

Traduções

accroc

Spannungsspitze

Baumstumpf

Macke

bogue

Störung

Störimpuls von sehr kurzer Dauer

Haken

🪝

Störimpuls

μικροβλάβη

Fehler

error

insecte

impulsion parasite

الخطأ