tweaks
Small setting changes
Tweaks are small adjustments or fine-tunings, usually to improve something that's already mostly working: a few tweaks to the recipe, The software needs some tweaks before release.
To tweak is to make such adjustments, or to pinch and twist sharply: She tweaked his nose.
In slang, tweaking means behaving erratically, especially from stimulant drugs like methamphetamine: He was up all night tweaking.
Adjustable device parameters
- knobsGraspable protrusions for turning
- dialsCircular indicator faces
- slidersSmall hamburgers or adjustable controls
- parametersDefined boundaries or constraints
configurations · calibration · correction · alignment · balancing · regulation · fiddling · tinkering
Maximizing efficiency or performance
- tuningAdjusting pitch accuracy
- calibrationAdjusting for measurement accuracy
- polishingSmoothing by friction
- honingGradual sharpening or refining
sharpening · perfecting · finessing · debugging · streamlining · smoothing · iterating · tightening
Tiny measured quantities
- nipsSharp little pinches
- tugsShort, sharp pulls
- squeezesApplies compressing force
- pullsDraws toward oneself
pinching · plucking · flicks · pokes · adjusting · fiddling · twisting · turning
Tailoring to individual needs
- tailoringCustom clothing adjustment
- configurationArrangement of parts
- preferencesFavored options among alternatives
- optionsAvailable courses of action
styling · theming · modifications · presets · profiles · adaptations · individualization · overrides
settings
Adjustable device parameters
- knobsGraspable protrusions for turning
- dialsCircular indicator faces
- slidersSmall hamburgers or adjustable controls
parameters · configurations · calibration · correction · alignment · balancing · regulation · fiddling · tinkering · nudges
optimization
Maximizing efficiency or performance
- tuningAdjusting pitch accuracy
- calibrationAdjusting for measurement accuracy
- polishingSmoothing by friction
honing · sharpening · perfecting · finessing · debugging · streamlining · smoothing · iterating · tightening · balancing
pinches
Tiny measured quantities
pulls · pinching · plucking · flicks · pokes · adjusting · fiddling · twisting · turning
personalization
Tailoring to individual needs
- tailoringCustom clothing adjustment
- configurationArrangement of parts
- preferencesFavored options among alternatives
options · styling · theming · modifications · presets · profiles · adaptations · individualization · overrides · shortcuts
- adjustmentsadjustment, adjust, shifts, fixes, tuning
- extrasextra, add-ons, add-on, extras, addition
- Device Hackingcustom firmware, exploit, exploits, root access, untethered
- game modsmod, modders, modder, modpacks, mod pack
- game rulesruleset, scoring, time limits, fouls, penalties
tweaksoverhaul
Complete systematic repair
transformation · revolution · radical change · demolition · reinvention
tweak, tweaked, tweaking, tweaky, tweaker, tweakers, tweakable, untweaked