glitch
Other forms: glitches; glitching; glitched
A glitch is a problem or malfunction, usually a temporary one, in a system or machine. Your science fair team might experience a major glitch in your plans if you lose your data tables as the result of a computer glitch.
Glitch is a pretty new word, introduced in the 1960s when the science and technology of space flight was being developed. It originally meant a sudden surge of electrical current that caused a disturbance or malfunction. The word can also be used more broadly to describe any unexpected difficultly, like the glitch in your travel plans that resulted from airport delays.
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a fault or defect in a computer program, system, or machine
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a failure to work normallysynonyms: malfunctiontypes:blowouta sudden malfunction of a part or apparatusstalla malfunction in the flight of an aircraft in which there is a sudden loss of lift that results in a downward plungedysfunctiona failure to sustain social norms or expected conditionstype of:failurean event that does not accomplish its intended purpose
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fail to function or function improperlysynonyms: malfunction, misfunction
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