glitch
/ɡlɪtʃ/
noun
Meaning
A problem affecting function.
"They are still trying to work out all the glitches."
An unexpected behavior in an electrical signal, especially if the signal spontaneously returns to expected behavior after a period of time.
A bug or an exploit.
"Performing this glitch gives you extra lives."
A genre of experimental electronic music since the 1990s, characterized by a deliberate use of sonic artifacts that would normally be viewed as unwanted noise.
Synonyms
verb
Meaning
(especially of machines) To experience an intermittent, unexpected, malfunction.
"My computer keeps glitching; every couple of hours it just reboots without warning."
To perform an exploit or recreate a bug while playing a video game.
"His character will glitch into the wall and out of the level."