glitch

Yet these efforts have been plagued by audio glitches and other issues.

A blackout that paralyzed Spain and Portugal in April showed how a relatively small glitch on the grid, such as an outage at a few power plants, can cascade.

I hear fragments of statements coming out of Autumn’s mouth, glitching together like a ruined video file.

“One potential glitch, as far as I can see: What if dead Edward says yes?”

In addition to the periodic glitches and blackouts, there were times when electronic computers would spit out answers so unexpected that it wasn’t clear if the machines were up to snuff.