[glitch] n [perh. fr. Yiddish glitsh slippery place, fr. glitshn (zikh) to slide, glide; akin to OHG glitan to glide--more at glide] (1962) 1 a: a usu. minor malfunction "a ~ in a spacecraft's fuel cell"; also:
[2]bug
2. b: a minor problem that causes a temporary setback: snag
2: a false or spurious electronic signal