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glitch

Pronunciation: /glɪtʃ/
informal
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Definition of glitch

noun

  • a sudden, usually temporary malfunction or fault of equipment:a draft version was lost in a computer glitch
  • an unexpected setback:the only glitch in his year is failing to qualify for the Masters
  • Astronomy a brief irregularity in the rotation of a pulsar.

verb

[no object] chiefly US
  • suffer a sudden malfunction or fault:the elevators glitched

Origin:

1960s (originally US): of unknown origin. The original sense was 'a sudden surge of current', hence 'malfunction, hitch' in astronautical slang

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