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glitch
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun glitch has 1 sense
- glitch(n = noun.state) bug - a fault or defect in a computer program, system, or machine; Array is a kind of defect, fault, flaw
CIDE DICTIONARY
glitch, n.
- A fault or defect in a system, plan, or machine. [WordNet 1.5]
- A brief surge or interruption in the voltage in an electrical circuit or device. [PJC]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
glitch, n. colloq. a sudden irregularity or malfunction (of equipment etc.).
Etymology
20th c.: orig. unkn.
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