1. The tilde character. 2. (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. [Jargon File] (1995-01-31)
