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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.
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