English Explanatory Dictionary

jitter

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A nervous action; a tic.
  2. A state of nervousness.
  3. An abrupt and unwanted variation of one or more signal characteristics.
  4. A random positioning of data points to avoid visual overlap.
verb
  1. To be nervous.
  2. To position data points randomly to avoid visual overlap.
noun
  1. A program or routine that performs jitting; a just-in-time compiler.

Pronunciation

/ˈd͡ʒɪtə(ɹ)/ /ˈd͡ʒɪtɚ/ [ˈd͡ʒɪɾɚ] en-uk-jitter.ogg LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-jitter.wav

Word forms

jitter jitters jittering jittered

Etymology

Possibly alteration of chitter (“to tremble, shiver”), from Middle English chittern (“to twitter, chatter”). Ultimately onomatopoeic; compare didder and teeter as well as German zittern.

Synonyms

fidget

Related words

jitterbug

Derived words

dejitterize jitter lapse jittery ajitter antijitter jitteringly jitterless jitterplot jittersome
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