glitches
Minor technical malfunctions
Glitches are minor malfunctions or hitches—temporary problems that disrupt normal operation.
The word appears most often with technology: The app has a few glitches, a glitch in the system.
But glitches can affect any process: a glitch in the negotiations, scheduling glitches.
In gaming, glitches are bugs players sometimes exploit: She found a glitch that lets you skip the boss fight.
Unsteady, brief light
- artifactHuman-made historical object
- pixelationVisible square artifacts
- distortionTwisting from original state
- tearingForcibly separating material
stuttering · dropout · noise · static · scramble · corruption · banding · shimmer
Crawling creature or defect
- errorFault in communication
- crashSudden violent impact
- freezeBecome solid from cold
- hangSuspend from above
malfunction · fault · corruption · overflow · exception · runtime · debug · syntax
Fizzy drink, regionally
- clickBrief sharp noise
- crackleSharp snapping sounds
- skipTo deliberately exclude
- dropoutOne who quits early
stutter · distortion · clipping · noise · hum · static · hiccup · loop
Break in continuity
- outageLoss of electrical service
- breakdownFailure or decomposition
- interferenceUnwelcome involvement in affairs
- disturbanceDisruption of order
anomaly · failure · hiccup · snag · hitch · snafu · blip · kink
flicker
Unsteady, brief light
- artifactHuman-made historical object
- pixelationVisible square artifacts
- distortionTwisting from original state
tearing · stuttering · dropout · noise · static · scramble · corruption · banding · shimmer · judder
bug
Crawling creature or defect
hang · malfunction · fault · corruption · overflow · exception · runtime · debug · syntax · compile
pop
Fizzy drink, regionally
dropout · stutter · distortion · clipping · noise · hum · static · hiccup · loop · garble
interruption
Break in continuity
- outageLoss of electrical service
- breakdownFailure or decomposition
- interferenceUnwelcome involvement in affairs
disturbance · anomaly · failure · hiccup · snag · hitch · snafu · blip · kink · irregularity
vaporwave
Ironic eighties nostalgia genre
aesthetic · intentional · stylized · abstract · experimental
- errorserror, mistake, blunder, blunders, fault
- digital annoyancesspam, pop-ups, ads, malware, viruses
- flawsfaults, defect, flaw, blemish, flaws
- QA testingQA, quality assurance, playtesting, beta testing, alpha testing
- Daily hasslesred tape, paperwork, delays, traffic, waiting
- Limitationsflaws, defects, bugs, restrictions, exclusions
glitchesfeatures
Distinctive qualities or aspects
working order · reliability · stability · perfection · functionality
glitchesperfection
Absence of any fault
flawlessness · smoothness · polish · refinement · seamlessness
glitchesseamlessness
Lack of visible transitions
smoothness · fluidity · continuity · flow · consistency
- software glitchProgram error causing malfunction
- glitch in the MatrixApparent flaw in perceived reality
- technical glitchMinor system malfunction
- audio glitchUnwanted noise in playback
- glitch in matrixSuspicious pattern in reality
- screen glitchVisual digital malfunction
glitch, glitched, glitching, glitchy, glitchiest, glitchier, glitchfest