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glitcha sudden malfunction or fault in a system, especially a computer system

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: a sudden malfunction or fault in a system, especially a computer system

Pronunciation (IPA): /ɡlɪtʃ/

Korean meaning: 시스템, 특히 컴퓨터 시스템의 갑작스러운 오작동이나 결함

Korean pronunciation: **글**리치

Example Sentences

  • My presentation was going perfectly until a glitch made my slides show pictures of cats instead of sales charts.
  • The GPS glitched and told us to turn right into the ocean.
  • We experienced a brief glitch in our payment system this morning.

glitch

NOUN

//ɡlɪtʃ//

a sudden malfunction or fault in a system, especially a computer system

glitch concept
💡 Concept

Computer system suddenly malfunctions

glitch rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

The witch hits the switch to fix the glitch!

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ɡlɪtʃ/
🇬🇧 UK/ɡlɪtʃ/

🌳Etymology

Rootglitch

Origin

1960년대 우주 프로그램에서 처음 사용된 용어로, 독일어 'glitschig'(미끄러운)에서 유래되었다는 설이 있으며, 전자장비의 일시적인 오작동을 묘사하는 데 사용되기 시작했다.

🎵Rhyme

switchpitchwitchditchstitch
switch
pitch
witch
ditch
stitch

🔗Collocations

technical glitch
software glitch
minor glitch
system glitch
glitch in the matrix
audio glitch
temporary glitch

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My presentation was going perfectly until a glitch made my slides show pictures of cats instead of sales charts.

😄 Fun example

The GPS glitched and told us to turn right into the ocean.

We experienced a brief glitch in our payment system this morning.

The live broadcast glitched right when the reporter was about to reveal the big news.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

malfunctionbugerrorfaultbreakdown

Antonyms

functionoperationsuccess

Related

debuggingtroubleshootcrashfreezelag

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