Word: glitch
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...Scott Donaldson, a professor of English at the College of William and Mary, does not go on to explain why his book hardly quotes journals and letters at all, but the reason is obvious. Susan's book about her father was published in 1984, several years before an important glitch arose in the writing of such works: J.D. Salinger successfully sued to prevent Biographer Ian Hamilton from generously quoting or even closely paraphrasing unpublished letters. After enduring that expensive, lengthy and losing litigation, Random House, Hamilton's publisher, grew understandably cautious about forthcoming biographies on its list...
...Jackson insisted that his only goal was to publicize the plight of Allan Steen, the bride's father, who is a hostage in Beirut. Still, Jackson was beaming avuncularly when the camera crews tromped in to film the candidate, Bible in hand, blessing the happy couple. The only glitch came when the bride, Becky Steen, was asked about her plans for a honeymoon. Jackson stiffened when Steen explained that the getaway trip would be postponed for a week until after the "real ceremony...
...designated order turnaround (DOT) system, which transmits orders from brokerage firms to the floor of the exchange, crashed four times on Oct. 19. The next day, a system that stores standing orders to buy or sell shares at a predetermined price stopped three times. One still unidentified software glitch temporarily misplaced transaction reports involving some 4.3 million shares. Many brokers, uncertain whether the computers were registering their sell orders, just kept selling to make sure...
...company president. That opportunity, he points out, is one of the lesser-noted benefits of investing in small ventures. When he became concerned about an earnings downturn at Innovative Software, Determan called the chief financial officer there, who reassured the investor that the profit slump was "just a glitch." So Determan held on to the stock, which proceeded to zoom from about 10 last November to 22 now, even after a 3-for-2 split...
...before the first stage separated and dropped to earth as planned. At nearly 14,000 m.p.h. and 60 miles up, the second stage fell away and splashed into the Pacific Ocean "in strict conformity with the flight mission," as the official report put it. Then, unexpectedly, there was a glitch: the payload, a full-size dummy satellite, crashed into the sea because of a "faulty operation of its onboard systems," instead of propelling itself into orbit...