glitchy
adj/ˈɡlɪt͡ʃi/
Etymology From glitch + -y.
1
Prone to glitches.
- a glitchy computer
- The output of a multiplexer can also be glitchy due to the propagation of glitches from the data and select inputs.1996, IEEE/ACM International Conference on Computer-Aided Design: 1996 : November 10-14, 1996, San Jose, CA : Digest of Technical Papers, IEEE Computer Society, →ISBN:
2 more examples
- If the phone is still glitchy, try to remember what changes you made to it recently. Did you install some new App Store program, add a new video, mess around with your calendar?2012, David Pogue, iPhone: The Missing Manual, "O'Reilly Media, Inc.", →ISBN, page 510:
- The unprecedented move comes one day after Samsung halted production of the dangerously glitchy devices.2016 October 10, Jose Pagliery, “Samsung tells users: Turn off your Galaxy Note 7 phone NOW”, in CNN Business, archived from the original on 28 Apr 2025:
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Characteristic of glitch or error.
- electronic music with glitchy sounds
- Derived terms
- glitchily, glitchiness