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English Dictionary: twiddle	by the DICT Development Group
6 results for twiddle
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
twiddle n a series of small (usually idle) twists or turns v turn in a twisting or spinning motion; "The leaves swirled in the autumn wind" Synonym(s): twirl, swirl, twiddle, whirl manipulate, as in a nervous or unconscious manner; "He twiddled his thumbs while waiting for the interview" Synonym(s): twiddle, fiddle with
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Twiddle \Twid"dle\, v. t. [Probably of imitative origin. Cf. {Tweedle}.] To touch lightly, or play with; to tweedle; to twirl; as, to twiddle one's thumbs; to twiddle a watch key. [Written also twidle.] --Thackeray.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Twiddle \Twid"dle\, v. i. To play with anything; hence, to be busy about trifles. --Halliwell.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Twiddle \Twid"dle\, n. 1. A slight twist with the fingers. 2. A pimple. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
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.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
twiddle 1. The {tilde} character. 2. (To make) a small or insignificant change. E.g. twiddling a program often fixes one bug and generates several new ones (see also {shotgun debugging}). Bits are often twiddled. Twiddling a switch or knob implies much less sense of purpose than toggling or {tweak}ing it; see {frobnicate}. {Bit twiddling} connotes aimlessness, and at best doesn't specify what you're doing to the bit; to "{toggle} a bit" has a more specific meaning. [{Jargon File}] (1995-01-31)