tweak : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: tweak	by the DICT Development Group
5 results for tweak
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
tweak n a squeeze with the fingers Synonym(s): pinch, tweak v pinch or squeeze sharply pull or pull out sharply; "pluck the flowers off the bush" Synonym(s): pluck, tweak, pull off, pick off adjust finely; "fine-tune the engine" Synonym(s): fine-tune, tweak
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Tweak \Tweak\, v. t. [OE. twikken, originally the same word as twicchen; cf. LG. twikken. See {Twitch}.] To pinch and pull with a sudden jerk and twist; to twitch; as, to tweak the nose. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Tweak \Tweak\, n. 1. A sharp pinch or jerk; a twist or twitch; as, a tweak of the nose. --Swift. 2. Trouble; distress; tweag. [Obs.] 3. A prostitute. [Obs.] --Brathwait.
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
tweak vt. 1. To change slightly, usually in reference to a value. Also used synonymously with {twiddle}. If a program is almost correct, rather than figure out the precise problem you might just keep tweaking it until it works. See {frobnicate} and {fudge factor}; also see {shotgun debugging}. 2. To {tune} or {bum} a program; preferred usage in the U.K.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
tweak 1. To change slightly, usually in reference to a value. Also used synonymously with {twiddle}. If a program is almost correct, rather than figure out the precise problem you might just keep tweaking it until it works. See {frobnicate} and {fudge factor}; also see {shotgun debugging}. 2. To {tune} or {bum} a program; preferred usage in the UK. [{Jargon File}]