jitter

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈd͡ʒɪtə(r)/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈd͡ʒɪtɚ/ or [ˈd͡ʒɪɾɚ]

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Noun

Singular jitter

Plural jitters

1. (countable) A jitter is a nervous action.
2. (countable) (telecommunications) A jitter is an unwanted movement of one or more signal characteristics.

Verb

Plain form jitter

Third-person singular jitters

Past tense jittered

Past participle jittered

Present participle jittering

1. (intransitive) If person jitters, they act nervously.
2. (intransitive) If a computer jitters, it suffers from jitter.