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twiddle
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See tilde.

1.(character)twiddle - The tilde character.
2.(jargon)twiddle - (To make) a small or insignificant change. E.g. twiddling a program often fixes one bug and generates several new ones (see also shotgun debugging). Bits are often twiddled. Twiddling a switch or knob implies much less sense of purpose than toggling or tweaking it; see frobnicate. Bit twiddling connotes aimlessness, and at best doesn't specify what you're doing to the bit; to "toggle a bit" has a more specific meaning.
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The message: Bush is basically right, except for some minor twiddles.
The Bush plunge by The Progressive
bass lines, Jr High guitar twiddles, and a trained monkey drummer.
DefCon4 by Muzzey, Joel / Thrasher
Worse, with Nemesis comes a high decibel original electronic score by Robin Rimbaud (professional name: Scanner), who, as he twiddles knobs in the balcony, proves a master of assaulting the ear.
Random Dance by Ulrich, Allan / Dance Magazine
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