tweaking
Making small adjustments
Tweaking is making small, precise adjustments to improve something: She spent hours tweaking the design.
Software developers tweak code; musicians tweak settings on equipment.
The word suggests fine-tuning rather than major overhaul.
In drug slang, tweaking describes the jittery, obsessive behavior of someone on methamphetamine or other stimulants: He's been up for days, tweaking.
Small precise optimization adjustments
- calibratingAdjusting for accuracy
- modifyingChanging partially
- tinkeringCasual, unskilled adjusting
- adjustingAltering to correct
altering · tailoring · customizing · regulating · correcting · trimming · editing · revising
Addictive synthetic stimulant drug
- stimulantAlertness-boosting drug
- highGreat in altitude
- paranoiaIrrational persecution fears
- insomniaPersistent inability to rest
euphoria · crash · addiction · binge · wired · strung-out · speed · crank
Machine producing motion
- carburetorEngine fuel-air mixer
- timingArt of choosing moments
- idleWithout activity or purpose
- throttlePower flow controller
suspension · alignment · brakes · transmission · valves · clutch · gears · tune-up
Aimless, restless manipulation
- twitchingInvoluntary muscular contractions
- pickingAct of selecting
- nervousnessState of anxious unease
- restlessnessState of unease
squirming · agitation · anxious · impatience · jitters · edginess · unease · tapping
Carrying out a task
- algorithmFinite problem-solving procedure
- efficiencyProductive without waste
- overclockingExceeding manufacturer's speed specifications
- debuggingError removal from programs
benchmarking · streamlining · reconfiguring · profiling · latency · parameters · settings · variables
fine-tuning
Small precise optimization adjustments
- calibratingAdjusting for accuracy
- modifyingChanging partially
- tinkeringCasual, unskilled adjusting
adjusting · altering · tailoring · customizing · regulating · correcting · trimming · editing · revising · configuring
methamphetamine
Addictive synthetic stimulant drug
insomnia · euphoria · crash · addiction · binge · wired · strung-out · speed · crank · jittery
engine
Machine producing motion
- carburetorEngine fuel-air mixer
- timingArt of choosing moments
- idleWithout activity or purpose
throttle · suspension · alignment · brakes · transmission · valves · clutch · gears · tune-up · mechanic
fiddling
Aimless, restless manipulation
- twitchingInvoluntary muscular contractions
- pickingAct of selecting
- nervousnessState of anxious unease
restlessness · squirming · agitation · anxious · impatience · jitters · edginess · unease · tapping · twiddling
performance
Carrying out a task
- algorithmFinite problem-solving procedure
- efficiencyProductive without waste
- overclockingExceeding manufacturer's speed specifications
debugging · benchmarking · streamlining · reconfiguring · profiling · latency · parameters · settings · variables · code
- adjustmentsadjustment, adjust, shifts, fixes, tuning
- creative processimagination, brainstorming, inspiration, drafting, editing
- customizationcustomize, customizing, personalize, personalizing, custom
- editingediting, cut, copy, paste, delete
- tinkeringfiddling, puttering, pottering, dabbling, fussing
- adjustingtuning, readjusting, calibrating, modifying, adapting
tweakingoverhauling
Comprehensive repair or renovation
revolutionizing · transforming · rebuilding · redesigning · reinventing
tweakingleaving alone
Ceasing to disturb
ignoring · preserving · neglecting · abandoning · maintaining
tweakingbreaking
Coming apart suddenly
sabotaging · ruining · damaging · wrecking · corrupting