twiddle

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twiddle

1.   (character)   The tilde character.

2.   (jargon)   (To make) a small or insignificant change. E.g. twiddling a program often fixes one bug and generates several new ones (see also shotgun debugging). Bits are often twiddled. Twiddling a switch or knob implies much less sense of purpose than toggling or tweaking it; see frobnicate. Bit twiddling connotes aimlessness, and at best doesn't specify what you're doing to the bit; to "toggle a bit" has a more specific meaning.

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Last updated: 1995-01-31

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  fiddle with, twirl, swirl, whirl