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  2. Glitch - Wikipedia

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    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. More generally, all types of systems including human organizations and nature ...

  3. List of English words of Yiddish origin - Wikipedia

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    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.

  4. Glitch art - Wikipedia

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    Methods. What is called "glitch art" typically means visual glitches, either in a still or moving image. It is made by either "capturing" an image of a glitch as it randomly happens, or more often by artists/designers manipulating their digital files, software or hardware to produce these "errors." Artists have posted a variety of tutorials ...

  5. Zalgo text - Wikipedia

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    Zalgo text, also known as cursed text or glitch text due to the nature of its use, is digital text that has been modified with numerous combining characters, Unicode symbols used to add diacritics above or below letters, to appear frightening or glitchy. Named for a 2004 Internet creepypasta story that ascribes it to the influence of an ...

  6. Chutzpah - Wikipedia

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    Chutzpah (Yiddish: חוצפה - / ˈxʊtspə, ˈhʊt -/) [ 1 ][ 2 ] is the quality of audacity, for good or for bad. A close English equivalent is sometimes " hubris ". The word derives from the Hebrew ḥuṣpāh (חֻצְפָּה), meaning "insolence", "cheek" or "audacity". Thus, the original Yiddish word has a strongly negative connotation ...

  7. Glossary of video game terms - Wikipedia

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    1-up. An object that gives the player an extra life (or attempt) in games where the player has a limited number of chances to complete a game or level. [ 2 ] 100%. To collect all collectibles within a game, either indicated within games as a percentage counter or determined by player community consensus. [ 3 ] 1v1.

  8. The Amazing Digital Circus - Wikipedia

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    The Amazing Digital Circus is an Australian adult independent-animated web series created, written, and directed by Gooseworx and produced by Glitch Productions.The series follows a group of humans trapped inside a circus-themed virtual reality game, where they are overseen by an erratic artificial intelligence while coping with personal traumas and psychological tendencies.

  9. Software bug - Wikipedia

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    v. t. e. A software bug is a bug in computer software. A computer program with many or serious bugs may be described as buggy. The effects of a software bug range from minor (such as a misspelled word in the user interface) to severe (such as frequent crashing). Software bugs have been linked to disasters.