"jitter" meaning in All languages combined

See jitter on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈd͡ʒɪtə(r)/ [UK], /ˈd͡ʒɪtɚ/ [US] Audio: en-uk-jitter.ogg [UK], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-jitter.wav [UK] Forms: jitter, jitters [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A jitter is a nervous action.
    Sense id: simple-jitter-en-noun-x-VNFyE4
  2. A jitter is an unwanted movement of one or more signal characteristics.
    Sense id: simple-jitter-en-noun-P5en05mE

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈd͡ʒɪtə(r)/ [UK], /ˈd͡ʒɪtɚ/ [US] Audio: en-uk-jitter.ogg [UK], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-jitter.wav [UK] Forms: jitter [canonical], jitters [third-person, singular], jittered [past], jittered [past, participle], jittering [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If person jitters, they act nervously.
    Sense id: simple-jitter-en-verb-dHIZsHc8 Categories (other): Verbs
  2. If a computer jitters, it suffers from jitter.
    Sense id: simple-jitter-en-verb-q0cXCtk7 Categories (other): Verbs
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