Because it was the 99th day of 1999 - many computers were programmed to read a string of 9's as the end of a file - some experts said April 9 was the first of a series of dates that could cause electronic glitches.

On each of the last three words, Cher's voice undergoes a bizarre electronic glitch.

If the connectors of chips in sockets were making only marginal contact to begin with, which is not that unusual, prolonged disuse of a computer may cause them to pull away enough so they make but intermittent contact, causing all kinds of electronic glitches.

Despite its smoothness and improved fuel efficiency there have been numerous reports from owners around the world that the multitronic transmission is prone to electronic glitches and mechanical issues especially for models using clutch pack with six plates built before or around 2006.

Dan uses electronic glitches to paint in between the lines of his decidedly AM radio vibe, and his voice is still a dead ringer for Robyn Hitchcock, which is a big plus for me.

With a core instrumentation of drums, bass, and piano, other noteworthy elements include string and horn arrangements arranged by Adam Theis, the electronic glitches of "Satre Ringo", and the 12-minute, 1089-word epic "Chimera Obscurant."

Given that none of Enchanter's enormously sensitive passive arrays had picked up anything, it seemed most likely that Singer's "ghost" was just that: an electronic glitch with no existence in real space.

To the Editor: The lesson from North Carolina is that voting machines are vulnerable not only to electronic glitches and intentional fraud but now also to sheer incompetence by presumably honest human programmers.

Unlike its analog predecessor, the digital storage oscilloscope can show pre-trigger events, opening another dimension to the recording of rare or intermittent events and troubleshooting of electronic glitches.

He rejected my idea in that authoritative manner used by people who never get bumped from overbooked flights when dealing with people whose reservations are canceled by electronic glitches before they even get to the airport.