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<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><title>tweak</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="../../jargon.css" type="text/css"/><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.61.0"/><link rel="home" href="../index.html" title="The Jargon File"/><link rel="up" href="../T.html" title="T"/><link rel="previous" href="Tux.html" title="Tux"/><link rel="next" href="TWENEX.html" title="TWENEX"/></head><body><div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="3" align="center">tweak</th></tr><tr><td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="Tux.html">Prev</a> </td><th width="60%" align="center">T</th><td width="20%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="TWENEX.html">Next</a></td></tr></table><hr/></div><dt><a id="tweak"/><dt xmlns="" id="tweak"><b>tweak</b>: <span xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="grammar">vt.</span></dt></dt><dd><p> 1. To change slightly, usually in reference to a value. Also used
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synonymously with <a href="twiddle.html"><i class="glossterm">twiddle</i></a>. If a program is almost
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correct, rather than figure out the precise problem you might just keep
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tweaking it until it works. See <a href="../F/frobnicate.html"><i class="glossterm">frobnicate</i></a> and
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<a href="../F/fudge-factor.html"><i class="glossterm">fudge factor</i></a>; also see
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<a href="../S/shotgun-debugging.html"><i class="glossterm">shotgun debugging</i></a>.</p></dd><dd><p> 2. To <a href="tune.html"><i class="glossterm">tune</i></a> a program; preferred usage in the
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