different between jank vs jark

English

Etymology

Ostensibly back-formation from janky (“shoddy, poor quality”).

Noun

jank (uncountable)

1. (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.

Related terms

• janky

Adjective

jank (comparative more jank, superlative most jank)

1. (computing, slang, rare) janky (Can we add an example for this sense?)

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -??k

Noun

jank c (plural janken, diminutive jankje n)

1. yowl, howl, cry

Synonyms

• gejank

Related terms

• janken

Verb

jank

1. first-person singular present indicative of janken
2. imperative of janken

Westrobothnian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²j??k/, /²j??k/, /²jæ?k/

  Rhymes: -???k, -à?k

  Homophone: Janck

Etymology

A k-derivative of jamn (“even.”)

Verb

jank

1. adjust, e.g. to smoothen out or cut evenly

English

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

jark (plural jarks)

1. A seal (stamp or impression of a stamp).

Derived terms

• jarkman

Verb

jark (third-person singular simple present jarks, present participle jarking, simple past and past participle jarked)

1. (slang, military, Britain) To modify (weaponry) to disadvantage; especially, to attach a tracking device to and covertly monitor the location of (a weapon).

Usage notes

(track weaponry): Both word and practice became common during the Ulster Troubles (1968-1998).

Etymology 2

From jerk.

Verb

jark (third-person singular simple present jarks, present participle jarking, simple past and past participle jarked)

1. Pronunciation spelling of jerk.

References

• jarking, in The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English: J-Z, by Eric Partridge, Tom Dalzell, Terry Victor, Taylor & Francis, 2006. ?ISBN, 9780415259385.
• Toby Harnden, Bandit Country: The IRA & South Armagh, ?ISBN

Ngandi

Noun

jark

1. water

Descendants

• ? Dhuwal: gutjark (with the Ngandi noun class prefix gu-)

References

• Colette G. Craig, Noun Classes and Categorization (1986, ?ISBN, page 389

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse jarki.

Noun

jark m (definite singular jarken, indefinite plural jarkar, definite plural jarkane)

1. edge of the sole of the foot