Definitions for jitterˈdʒɪt ər

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

jit•terˈdʒɪt ər(n.)

  1. the act or the condition of a person or thing that jitters.

  2. jitters, a feeling of fright or uneasiness (usu. prec. by the):

    to get the jitters in an empty house.

  3. fluctuating movement, as in an image on a television screen.

    Category: Radio and Television

  4. (v.i.)to make a series of quick, shivering or jumping movements.

  5. to behave nervously.

Origin of jitter:

1920–25

Princeton's WordNet

  1. jitter(noun)

    small rapid variations in a waveform resulting from fluctuations in the voltage supply or mechanical vibrations or other sources

  2. jitter(noun)

    a small irregular movement

Wiktionary

  1. jitter(Noun)

    A program or routine that performs jitting.

  2. Origin: Possibly alteration of chitter, from chittern


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