A glitch is a little malfunction of a system, however it is most usually used in electronics, circuits and programming. A transient in a electric circuit may be called a glitch, a small fault in programming, too. Many electronic components, such as flip-flops, are triggered by a pulse that must not be shorter than a specified minimum duration; otherwise, the component may malfunction. A pulse shorter than the specified minimum is called also a glitch.
Friday, April 27, 2012
Glitch
The term derives from the German glitschig, meaning 'slippery', possibly entering English through the Yiddish term glitsh.... but.... does it really matters?
A glitch is a little malfunction of a system, however it is most usually used in electronics, circuits and programming. A transient in a electric circuit may be called a glitch, a small fault in programming, too. Many electronic components, such as flip-flops, are triggered by a pulse that must not be shorter than a specified minimum duration; otherwise, the component may malfunction. A pulse shorter than the specified minimum is called also a glitch.
A glitch is a little malfunction of a system, however it is most usually used in electronics, circuits and programming. A transient in a electric circuit may be called a glitch, a small fault in programming, too. Many electronic components, such as flip-flops, are triggered by a pulse that must not be shorter than a specified minimum duration; otherwise, the component may malfunction. A pulse shorter than the specified minimum is called also a glitch.
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