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twiddle

 

  6  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Twiddle  \Twid"dle\,  v.  t.  [Probably  of  imitative  origin.  Cf 
  {Tweedle}.] 
  To  touch  lightly,  or  play  with  to  tweedle;  to  twirl;  as  to 
  twiddle  one's  thumbs;  to  twiddle  a  watch  key.  [Written  also 
  twidle.]  --Thackeray. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Twiddle  \Twid"dle\,  v.  i. 
  To  play  with  anything  hence  to  be  busy  about  trifles. 
  --Halliwell. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Twiddle  \Twid"dle\,  n. 
  1.  A  slight  twist  with  the  fingers. 
 
  2.  A  pimple.  [Prov.  Eng.]  --Halliwell. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  twiddle 
  n  :  a  series  of  small  (usually  idle)  twists  or  turns 
  v  1:  turn  in  a  twisting  or  spinning  motion;  "The  leaves  swirled 
  in  the  autumn  wind"  [syn:  {twirl},  {swirl},  {whirl}] 
  2:  manipulate,  as  in  a  nervous  or  unconscious  manner  [syn:  {fiddle 
  with}] 
 
  From  Jargon  File  (4.2.3,  23  NOV  2000)  [jargon]: 
 
  twiddle  n.  1.  Tilde  (ASCII  1111110,  `~').  Also  called 
  `squiggle',  `sqiggle'  (sic  --  pronounced  /skig'l/),  and  `twaddle',  but 
  twiddle  is  the  most  common  term.  2.  A  small  and  insignificant  change  to 
  a  program.  Usually  fixes  one  bug  and  generates  several  new  ones  (see 
  also  {shotgun  debugging}).  3.  vt  To  change  something  in  a  small  way 
  Bits,  for  example,  are  often  twiddled.  Twiddling  a  switch  or  {knobs} 
  implies  much  less  sense  of  purpose  than  toggling  or  tweaking  it 
  see  {frobnicate}.  To  speak  of  twiddling  a  bit  connotes  aimlessness, 
  and  at  best  doesn't  specify  what  you're  doing  to  the  bit;  `toggling  a 
  bit'  has  a  more  specific  meaning  (see  {bit  twiddling},  {toggle}).  4. 
  Uncommon  name  for  the  {twirling  baton}  prompt. 
 
 
 
  From  The  Free  On-line  Dictionary  of  Computing  (13  Mar  01)  [foldoc]: 
 
  twiddle 
 
  1.  The  tilde  character  ("~",  ASCII  126).  Also  called 
  "squiggle",  sqiggle"  (sic  -  pronounced  /skig'l/),  and 
  "twaddle",  but  twiddle  is  the  most  common  term. 
 
  2.  A  small  and  insignificant  change  to  a  program.  Usually 
  fixes  one  bug  and  generates  several  new  ones  (see  also 
  {shotgun  debugging}). 
 
  3.  To  change  something  in  a  small  way  Bits,  for  example,  are 
  often  twiddled.  Twiddling  a  switch  or  knob  implies  much  less 
  sense  of  purpose  than  toggling  or  {tweak}ing  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}] 
 
  (1995-01-31)




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