technical glitch
Software acting up
A technical glitch is a brief malfunction or hiccup in a system, especially electronic equipment or software.
Unlike a crash or failure, a glitch suggests something minor and often temporary—a momentary freeze, a display error, a dropped connection: We're experiencing some technical glitches with the livestream.
The phrase implies the problem wasn't caused by user error.
- bugCrawling creature or defect
- software bugError in program code
- crashSudden violent impact
- fatal errorUnrecoverable computing malfunction
- errorFault in communication
malfunction · system failure · freeze · screen freeze · lag · hiccup · snag · breakdown · blip · fault · failure · reboot · debug · static · flicker · stutter · buffering · wheel of death
- stage mishapsmissed cue, line flub, tripping, stumble, trip
- film bloopersouttake, gag reel, bloopers, flub, goof
- miscommunicationmix-up, mixed signals, confusion, mixed messages, crossed wires
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