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This term is usually identified as jargon, used in electronic industries and | |||
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services, among programmers, circuit-bending practitioners, gamers, media | services, among programmers, circuit-bending practitioners, gamers, media | ||
artists, and designers. In electrical systems, a glitch is a short-lived error in a | artists, and designers. In electrical systems, a glitch is a short-lived error in a | ||
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the wrong duration—a change of input) in an electrical circuit. Thus, a glitch | the wrong duration—a change of input) in an electrical circuit. Thus, a glitch | ||
is a short-term deviation from a correct value and as such the term can also de- | is a short-term deviation from a correct value and as such the term can also de- | ||
scribe hardware malfunctions. The outcome of a glitch is not predictable. | scribe hardware malfunctions. The outcome of a glitch is not predictable.</p> | ||
When applied to software, the meaning of glitch is slightly altered. A | <p>When applied to software, the meaning of glitch is slightly altered. A | ||
glitch is an unpredictable change in the system’s behavior, when something | glitch is an unpredictable change in the system’s behavior, when something | ||
obviously goes wrong. | obviously goes wrong.</p> | ||
— [[Alexei Shulgin]] & [[Olga Goriunova]] [[Software Studies]], p. 110 | <p>— [[Alexei Shulgin]] & [[Olga Goriunova]] [[Software Studies]], p. 110</p> | ||
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Revision as of 08:34, 18 February 2013
This term is usually identified as jargon, used in electronic industries and services, among programmers, circuit-bending practitioners, gamers, media artists, and designers. In electrical systems, a glitch is a short-lived error in a system or machine. A glitch appears as a defect (a voltage-change or signal of the wrong duration—a change of input) in an electrical circuit. Thus, a glitch is a short-term deviation from a correct value and as such the term can also de- scribe hardware malfunctions. The outcome of a glitch is not predictable.
When applied to software, the meaning of glitch is slightly altered. A glitch is an unpredictable change in the system’s behavior, when something obviously goes wrong.
— Alexei Shulgin & Olga Goriunova Software Studies, p. 110