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" 'Glitch' is slang for the 'momentary jiggle' that occurs at the editing point if the sync pulses don't match exactly in the splice". It also provided one of the earliest etymologies of the word, noting that, " 'Glitch' probably comes from a German or Yiddish word meaning a slide, a glide or a slip". [citation needed]
In Yiddish, שלעפּ, shlep is usually a transitive verb for carrying (or dragging) something else, while the English word, schlep, is also used as an intransitive verb, for dragging oneself, and as a noun for an insignificant person or hanger-on. In Yiddish, גליטש, glitsh means 'slip', while in English, glitch means malfunction.
Glitch (character), a character in Tin Man; Glitch, an electronic monster character in Garfield: Caught in the Act; Glitch, a character in Dance Central 2 and Dance Central 3; Glitch, the protagonist in Metal Arms: Glitch in the System; Glitch, Bob's keytool in ReBoot
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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.
It must be some glitch. I hung up and tried again. Same result. Following what seems to be standard protocol with any electronic device, I shut off and restarted my phone. When that didn’t work ...
Also isometric graphics. Graphic rendering technique of three-dimensional objects set in a two-dimensional plane of movement. Often includes games where some objects are still rendered as sprites. 360 no-scope A 360 no-scope usually refers to a trick shot in a first or third-person shooter video game in which one player kills another with a sniper rifle by first spinning a full circle and then ...
The Chase Bank trend is just the latest “get rich quick scheme,” a centuries-old concept that has been resuscitated by social media, drawing desperate people into financial crime.