Glitch Edit Meaning

1.

An error in a structured system. It is usually applied to electrical and computer systems.

The electrical grid has developed a glitch

2.

A mistake, or bug, usually in a computer program or video game.

Dude, did you hear about the glitch in Counter-Strike 1.6 that lets you shoot your pistol when your shield is up?

3.

Seen commonly in the music press:

1. N. A genre of music, sometimes considered a subset of ambient or idm, which focuses on the idea of "errors" as a musical element. The "errors" in question are usually digital; a common element in glitch music is the rhythmic squeaking clicking noise which occurs when you play back a CD which has been badly scratched.

Seen less commonly, sort of local slang:

2. Adj/Adv. Something which produces pleasantly confusing and/or unpleasantly disorienting effects akin to those commonly resulting from listening to glitch music.

3. Verb. Doing something to someone which produces such effects.

1. "Oval is probably the most well-known artist in glitch, and his album "Systemisch" can be said to define the genre."

2. "The entire game consists of rolling up random 3D objects into a big wad and then throwing them into the sky. It's pretty glitch."

3. "'I saw Being John Malkovich this weekend, it totally glitched me."

See mcc

4.

- a software defect.

- A phrase used only by the media and old people who have no clue what just happened and want to call it something cute.

- a word used to convince the ignorant masses that there is a mysterious conspiracy happening.

- the fastest way to make someone who works in the software development industry cringe like fingernails on the chalkboard.

Poll Worker: Someone kicked the power cable to the electronic voting machine and it stopped working.

Reporter: Today's polling has been plagued by glitches. Prompting further calls for a full federal investigation of voting irregularities.

See idiot, media, defect

5.

An inexplicable problem or condition happening in a system.

A glitch in the code gave Bob twenty-six free months of AOL.

See Indigo

6.

A small, often almost indescribable thing ... a paperclip ... a thinger ... a piece of snackfood, for example a Dorito chip, which in this case can describe a plate or container of snackfood, especially when in its plural form ... glitches ... an appetiser.

A very useful thinking word when you cannot remember its name ... a what-cha-ma-call-it ... a thing-a-ma-bob.

Needing a paper clip to secure his printout, John asks his secretary for a glitch.

Can you please pass me a glitch?

You dropped a glitch on the floor!

Would you like some glitches while we're watching TV? Note how descriptive this is of chips or nachos. With nachos you remove a chip (glitch) one glitch at a time. Even the cheese on nachos can be refered to as glitch ... Would you like some extra glitch on your glitches?

Shall we go to Red Robin for glitches? going for appetisers

Fluffy left a glitch for you on the floor. referring to a piece of dry catfood brought as a gift or perhaps a piece of dried poo or hairball found about the place.

I'm glitched-out meaning I've eaten too many/much ... i.e. chips

A glitch for you, a glitch for me referring to sharing and distributing Raisinets or other small candy at a movie theatre. Popcorn is never properly referred to as glitches, perhaps because of its oily nature.

See thing-a-ma-bob, thinger, chip, paperclip

7.

the thing that gives video games meaning and purpose

use a glitch on halo to defeat any numbers or skill level of people

See cheat, key