Notes on  TWIDDLE 

1. Tilde (ASCII 1111110, ~). Also called squiggle, sqiggle (sic --
pronounced /skig�l/), and twaddle, but twiddle is the most common
term.

2. A small and insignificant change to a program. Usually fixes one
bug and generates several new ones (see also SHOTGUN DEBUGGING).

3. vt. To change something in a small way. Bits, for example, are
often twiddled. Twiddling a switch or KNOBS implies much less sense
of purpose than toggling or tweaking it; see FROBNICATE. To speak
of twiddling a bit connotes aimlessness, and at best doesn't specify
what you're doing to the bit; `toggling a bit' has a more specific
meaning (see BIT TWIDDLING, TOGGLE). 4. Uncommon name for the
TWIRLING BATON prompt.

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