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A railway station display affected by a visual glitch, corrupting some of the text. A glitch is a short-lived technical fault, such as a transient one that corrects itself, making it difficult to troubleshoot. The term is particularly common in the computing and electronics industries, in circuit bending, as well as among players of video games.
In video gaming, the term "glitch" is sometimes used to refer to a software bug. An example is the glitch and unofficial Pokémon species MissingNo. In both the 1968 novel 2001: A Space Odyssey and the corresponding film of the same name, the spaceship's onboard computer, HAL 9000, attempts to kill all its crew members.
First time introduction of a technical term if the term is immediately followed by a non-technical substitute in parentheses. Example (from Fern): A fern is defined as a vascular plant that reproduces by shedding spores to initiate an alternation of generations. New fronds arise by circinate vernation (unrolling leaf formation).
Although used exclusively to describe a technical issue, bug is a non-technical term; applicable without technical understanding of the system. The term bug applies exclusively to a system that is (human) designed; not to a natural system; and that the issue is within the influence of human control. For example, humans have faults but not bugs ...
Troubleshooting is a form of problem solving, often applied to repair failed products or processes on a machine or a system.It is a logical, systematic search for the source of a problem in order to solve it, and make the product or process operational again.
[11] Familiarity: Using common, well-known code, software, operating systems, and/or hardware increases the probability an attacker has or can find the knowledge and tools to exploit the flaw. [12] Connectivity: any system connected to the internet can be accessed and compromised.
IM—Instant Message or Instant Messaging; IMAP—Internet Message Access Protocol; IME—Input Method Editor; INFOSEC—Information Systems Security; I/O—Input/output; IoT—Internet of Things; IoC—Inversion of Control; IP—Intellectual Property; IP—Internet Protocol; IPAM—IP Address Management; IPC—Inter-Process Communication; IPL ...
The DAO bug. On June 17, 2016, the DAO was subjected to an attack exploiting a combination of vulnerabilities, including the one concerning recursive calls, that resulted in the transfer of 3.6 million Ether – around a third of the 11.5 million Ether that had been committed to The DAO – valued at the time at around $50M. [2] [3]