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jittered; jittering; jitters
1
: to make continuous fast repetitive movements
2
: to be nervous or act in a nervous way
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PCMAG, 19 Dec. 2022
The test provides us your geoIP location, ISP name, download speed, upload speed, jitter, and latency.
—PCMAG, 19 Dec. 2022
Ever felt your hands jitter uncontrollably after too many shots of espresso?
—Science & Food, Discover Magazine, 29 Sep. 2015
This can reduce latency to hundreds of microseconds and jitter to near zero.
—Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 15 Nov. 2022
The higher than expected Consumer Price Index reading, which hit a 40-year high of 8.6%, put financial markets in a jitter.
—Fortune, 11 June 2022
Finally, a precision clock ensures ultra-low jitter rates which reduces errors and distortion in the digital audio signal stage.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 11 Nov. 2021
However, the objects do not appear to jitter, fluctuate, or change identity from moment to moment.
—Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 15 Feb. 2022
Normal data traffic can withstand brief network slowdowns and occasional packet loss, latency, and network jitter.
—Neil Mcallister, PCMAG, 2 Feb. 2022
Alexis C. Madrigal, The Atlantic, 28 Feb. 2020
Earlier, jitters over the global economic outlook weighed on Asian trading.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Oct. 2019
The bad news is that latency is a lot higher, and controller position jittered a lot while moving, especially at high speeds.
—Hayden Dingman, PCWorld, 9 Nov. 2018
Tracking was generally good, but objects occasionally shifted or jittered.
—Adi Robertson, The Verge, 8 Aug. 2018
This happens all the time but, in Riley's composition, the periodic black and white edges are jittered in a way that generates apparent motion.
—Daniel Glaser, A-LIST, 1 July 2018
Sure enough, the more the eyes jittered, the stronger the effect.
—Daniel Glaser, A-LIST, 1 July 2018
The fragility of investors’ appetite for Greek debt was shown in recent weeks when market jitters over Italy also led to a rise in Greek bond yields.
—Nektaria Stamouli, WSJ, 22 June 2018
Jones said this is not the first time in recent months that jitters over growing nuclear tensions have boosted sales of potassium iodide, which comes in tablet and liquid form and should be taken within hours of exposure to radiation.
—NBC News, 11 Jan. 2018
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Noun
But for quality, the latency-plus-jitter score to beat is again reserved for the Manitobans using Valley Fiber.
—PCMAG, 19 Dec. 2022
The test provides us your geoIP location, ISP name, download speed, upload speed, jitter, and latency.
—PCMAG, 19 Dec. 2022
Ever felt your hands jitter uncontrollably after too many shots of espresso?
—Science & Food, Discover Magazine, 29 Sep. 2015
This can reduce latency to hundreds of microseconds and jitter to near zero.
—Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 15 Nov. 2022
The higher than expected Consumer Price Index reading, which hit a 40-year high of 8.6%, put financial markets in a jitter.
—Fortune, 11 June 2022
Finally, a precision clock ensures ultra-low jitter rates which reduces errors and distortion in the digital audio signal stage.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 11 Nov. 2021
However, the objects do not appear to jitter, fluctuate, or change identity from moment to moment.
—Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 15 Feb. 2022
Normal data traffic can withstand brief network slowdowns and occasional packet loss, latency, and network jitter.
—Neil Mcallister, PCMAG, 2 Feb. 2022
Verb
The shadow of the new coronavirus finally reached American shores this week, as markets jittered downward and new cases crept up.
—Alexis C. Madrigal, The Atlantic, 28 Feb. 2020
Earlier, jitters over the global economic outlook weighed on Asian trading.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Oct. 2019
The bad news is that latency is a lot higher, and controller position jittered a lot while moving, especially at high speeds.
—Hayden Dingman, PCWorld, 9 Nov. 2018
Tracking was generally good, but objects occasionally shifted or jittered.
—Adi Robertson, The Verge, 8 Aug. 2018
This happens all the time but, in Riley's composition, the periodic black and white edges are jittered in a way that generates apparent motion.
—Daniel Glaser, A-LIST, 1 July 2018
Sure enough, the more the eyes jittered, the stronger the effect.
—Daniel Glaser, A-LIST, 1 July 2018
The fragility of investors’ appetite for Greek debt was shown in recent weeks when market jitters over Italy also led to a rise in Greek bond yields.
—Nektaria Stamouli, WSJ, 22 June 2018
Jones said this is not the first time in recent months that jitters over growing nuclear tensions have boosted sales of potassium iodide, which comes in tablet and liquid form and should be taken within hours of exposure to radiation.
—NBC News, 11 Jan. 2018
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“Jitter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jitter. Accessed 21 Mar. 2023.
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