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- DictionaryGrem·lin/ˈɡremlən/
noun
- 1. an imaginary mischievous sprite regarded as responsible for an unexplained problem or fault, especially a mechanical or electronic one: informal "a gremlin in my computer omitted a line"
noun
A gremlin is a mischievous folkloric creature invented at the beginning of the 20th century to originally explain malfunctions in aircraft, and later in other machinery, processes, and their operators. Depictions of these creatures vary widely. Stories about them and references to them as the causes of especially inexplicable technical and mental problems of pilots were especially popular during a... Wikipedia