JITTER

[Stargzer]

JITTER

Wiktionary:

Noun
Singular: jitter
Plural: jitters

1. A nervous action; a tic.
2. A state of nervousness (primarily used in the plural - often with 'the'.)

That creepy movie gave me the jitters.

3. (telecommunications) An abrupt and unwanted variation of one or more signal characteristics.

Related terms
jitterbug
have the jitters

Encarta:

jit·ter [ jíttər ]

intransitive verb (past and past participle jit·tered, present participle jit·ter·ing, 3rd person present singular jit·ters)

Definition:

behave nervously: to behave in a nervous or restless way ( informal )

noun (plural jit·ters)

Definition:

1. rapid signal fluctuation: an undesired rapid movement of electrical signals or images, e.g. on a television or oscilloscope screen, because of circuit instability or faulty components


2. distortion in digitized information: a distortion in digitally transmitted or recorded sound or images, caused when two devices such as the recording and playback devices of audio recordings are not perfectly synchronized

plural noun jit·ters

Definition:

nervous attack: feelings of nervousness or agitation ( informal )

He's got the jitters about his interview tomorrow.

[Early 20th century. Origin ?]

Jitterbug was a GWOTD on 03/25/2007.

[Slava]

"The Jitterbug" was also a deleted scene from The Wizard of Oz. While not absolutely necessary to the film, it was a nice number. If you've got the DVD, it's in the specials. While not lexicographic in nature, it does give a nice visual demonstration of the jitters.