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twiddle n.
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.