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tweakery

tweakery noun: the making of small technical changes; tweaking.

Noun

tweakery (uncountable)

  1. (informal) The making of small technical changes; tweaking.
    • Targeted color tweakery
      It's possible, and often desirable, to selectively saturate or desaturate specific colors.2013, Robert Correll, Digital SLR Photography All-in-One For Dummies

Origin of tweakery

tweak + -ery

Questions about tweakery

What does tweakery mean?
Tweakery means the making of small technical changes; tweaking.
What part of speech is tweakery?
Tweakery is a noun.

Words near tweakery in the dictionary

  1. tweaked
  2. tweaked on
  3. tweaked out
  4. tweaker
  5. tweakers
  6. tweakery
  7. tweakier
  8. tweakiest
  9. tweakified
  10. tweaking
  11. tweaking on

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