twiddle
<character >
1. The tilde character.
<jargon >
2. (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. [Jargon File]
Last updated: 1995年01月31日
Nearby terms:
Twente Compiler Generator System ♦ Twentel ♦ twiddle ♦ TWIG ♦ twilight zone
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