glitch

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++glitch /ɡlɪtʃ/ noun [countable]  FAULT/something WRONGa small fault in a machine or piece of equipment, that stops it working 〔机器或设备上的〕小故障，小毛病 a software glitch 软件小故障► see thesaurus at fault

Examples from the Corpus

glitch• Each must get on the air without a glitch if possible.• A glitch in the system shut down telephone service to nearly 6 million customers.• The chaotic potential of the Year 2000 computer glitch was licked.• Company records were lost due to a computer glitch.• Here we describe the largest glitch so far recorded in the Crab pulsar.• The drawing suggests a temporary problem or glitch which has threatened the mission.• NASA officials found a way to work around the technical glitch on the Galileo spacecraft.• As the glitches are found and corrected, the process is speeding up.• When told of the results, Kline identified the glitch.• This glitch would prove but the tip of the iceberg.From Longman Business Dictionaryglitchglitch /glɪtʃ/ noun [countable]COMPUTINGMANUFACTURING a small fault in a machine or piece of equipment that stops it workinga computer glitchOrigin glitch (1900-2000) Probably from German glitschen “to slide, slip”

glitch nounChinese  

a fault in piece a Business equipment, of machine Corpus or small

glitch
glitch /ɡlɪtʃ/ noun [countable]a small fault in a machine or piece of equipment, that stops it working:
    a software glitch
     

THESAURUS

■ something wrong
   ▪ fault a problem in a machine, system, design etc that causes damage or makes it not work properly: The fire was caused by an electrical fault. | a fault in the engine
   ▪ defect a fault in something such as a product or machine, resulting from the way it was made or designed: Cars are tested for defects before they leave the factory.
   ▪ weakness a part of a plan, system, or argument that is not as good as the other parts, and makes it likely to fail: What are the strengths and weaknesses of each method?
   ▪ flaw a fault in a plan, system, argument etc, especially one that makes it useless or not effective: Your argument has a fundamental flaw. | There was one major flaw in his suggestion – we didn’t have enough money.
   ▪ bug a fault in a computer program: A bug in the system was quickly fixed.
   ▪ glitch a small fault in the way something works, that can usually be easily corrected: I noticed a small glitch when installing the software.
   ▪ mistake something that is wrong in someone’s spelling, grammar, calculations etc: The article was full of spelling mistakes.
   ▪ there’s something wrong with something used when saying that there is a problem in a machine, car etc, but you do not know what it is: There’s something wrong with the computer – it won’t close down.