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n. - A small irregular movement; Small rapid variations in a waveform resulting from fluctuations in the voltage supply or mechanical vibrations or other sources.

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  • Noun : Every time I have to make a speech, I get the jitters
  • The jitter I refer to is VHS instability, the jitter is usually a few field lines, not just 1 line.
  • Other factors such as 'jitter' and 'packet loss' (to name a couple) are also important.
  • I recently shot a video in 720p with a fair amount of fast movement and there was no 'jitter'.
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