An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics
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A defect or malfunction in a machine or plan.
A brief or sudden interruption or surge in voltage in an electric circuit.
A sudden change in the rotation period of a pulsar.

Glitch, from Yiddish glitsh "slippery area;" cf. glitshn, Ger. glitschen "to slip, slide."

Geles, from Lori gelese "to fall down, to slide."

A sudden change in the pulsar period due to a sudden shift in the crust of the → neutron star (a → starquake).

→ pulsar; → glitch.