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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈglɪtʃ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/glɪtʃ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(glich)

glitch /glɪtʃ/USA pronunciation n. [countable]

[Informal.]a minor defect or malfunction:A computer glitch forced the spaceflight cancellation.
Electricitya sudden interruption or surge in electric power.

glitch (glich),USA pronunciation [Slang.]
n.

a defect or malfunction in a machine or plan.
Computingany error, malfunction, or problem. Cf. bug¹ (def. 5).
Electricitya brief or sudden interruption or surge in voltage in an electric circuit.

v.t.

to cause a glitch in:an accident that glitched our plans.

Yiddish glitsh slippery area; compare glitshn, German glitschen to slip, slide
perh. 1960–65

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

glitch /ɡlɪtʃ/ n

a sudden instance of malfunctioning or irregularity in an electronic system
a change in the rotation rate of a pulsar

Etymology: 20th Century: of unknown origin

'glitch' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

bug

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Collocations: it's just a minor glitch, had a glitch in the [timing, communication], a glitch in the [program, game], more...

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