Meaning & use
jitter
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A small, nervous, involuntary movement or shake; also, small irregular variations in an electronic signal's timing.
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Too much coffee gave her the jitters before the big presentation.
Engineers worked to reduce jitter in the video signal to prevent flickering.
A note on using this word
Often used in the plural 'jitters' for nervousness, and as a singular technical term in electronics and audio for timing instability.
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