A glitch is a small, sudden problem or error, especially in a machine, computer, or system. It usually doesn’t last long but can interrupt what you’re doing.
“Glitch” appeared in American English in the mid-1900s, especially in space and radio engineering slang. It likely comes from Yiddish “glitshn,” meaning to slip or slide, suggesting something that suddenly goes wrong.
In tech, a glitch is often not a full failure, just a weird blip in the system. Game designers sometimes even keep ‘fun’ glitches because players like the unexpected tricks they allow.
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