jank
English
Etymology
Ostensibly back-formation from janky (“shoddy, poor quality”).
Noun
jank (uncountable)
- (computing, slang, rare) Perceptible pause in the smooth rendering of a software application's user interface due to slow operations or poor interface design.
- 2013, Nick Sutrich, Android Headlines
- This also marks the first time I haven’t felt that Samsung jank on the phone, which deserves its own paragraph in its own right. That weird stuttering and pausing you’ve seen on so many Samsung phones seems to be almost completely gone on the Note 3 […]
- 2013, Addy Osmani, Smashing Magazine
- In cases where you’re concerned about scrolling, the browser can manage the frame rate for you. But if you introduce a large amount of jank, then it won’t be able to do as good a job.
- 2015, Bogdan Petrovan, Android Authority
- in order to hit this impressive frame rate, the “jank-free” Sky prioritizes the UI over other processes, meaning the app should stay smooth when it works heavily in the background.
- 2018, Eli White, Facebook React Native Blog
- Even though JavaScript will try to update the animation every frame, it will likely not be able to do that fast enough and will cause dropped frames (jank) to occur.
- 2013, Nick Sutrich, Android Headlines
Related terms
- janky
References
- https://www.afasterweb.com/2015/08/29/what-the-jank/
Adjective
jank (comparative more jank, superlative most jank)
- (computing, slang, rare) janky (Can we add an example for this sense?)
Dutch
Pronunciation
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɑŋk
Noun
jank c (plural janken, diminutive jankje n)
- yowl, howl, cry
Synonyms
- gejank
Related terms
- janken
Verb
jank
- first-person singular present indicative of janken
- imperative of janken
Westrobothnian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²jɑŋk/, /²jɒŋk/, /²jæŋk/
- Rhymes: -ɒ̀ŋk, -àŋk
- Homophone: Janck
Etymology
A k-derivative of jamn (“even.”)
Verb
jank
- adjust, e.g. to smoothen out or cut evenly