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/ɡlɪtʃ/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A sudden, usually temporary malfunction or fault in equipment or a plan.
"A software glitch caused the system to crash."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Coined in the 1940s in the US aerospace industry, derived from the German 'glitschen' (to slip) or Yiddish 'glitshn' (to slide/glide).
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Glitch" is said worldwide
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bug
Transliteration: bug
"Il y a un petit bug dans le programme."
Glitch
Transliteration: Glitch
"Ein technischer Glitch störte die Übertragung."
guasto
Transliteration: guasto
"C'è stato un piccolo guasto nel sistema."
fallo
Transliteration: fallo
"Hubo un fallo técnico en la aplicación."
falha
Transliteration: falha
"O jogo travou por causa de uma falha."
खराबी
Transliteration: kharabi
"सॉफ्टवेयर में एक तकनीकी खराबी आ गई है।"
小故障
Transliteration: xiǎo gùzhàng
"这个程序里有一个小故障。"
결함
Transliteration: gyelham
"시스템에 일시적인 결함이 발생했습니다."
不具合
Transliteration: fuguai
"プログラムに小さな不具合が見つかった。"
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