WorldAugust 16, 2026
glitching
GLITCH-ing
Definition
Experiencing a sudden, temporary malfunction or a series of small, irregular errors in a digital system or image.
Etymology
The word is of uncertain origin, likely from the Yiddish word 'glitsh' meaning a slippery place or slide, appearing in American English around the mid-20th century to describe technical faults.
In the news
The word describes the erratic movement of a red dot representing a missile on a digital map, showing how the administrator tracked the attack path in real time.
The Ukrainian social media channels tracking Russian missiles
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