persistenttweaking
nounUK /pəˈsɪstənt ˈtwiːkɪŋ/
US /pərˈsɪstənt ˈtwiːkɪŋ/
The act of making many small changes over and over to make something better.
Her persistenttweaking of the recipe finally made the cookies perfect.
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2. The habit of endlessly fussing with small details instead of finishing.
His persistenttweaking of the slides meant the presentation was never done.
3. In computing, continuously applying tiny fixes to code or settings.
Persistenttweaking of the server config slowly improved its speed.
4. The repeated small adjustments a musician makes to an instrument's tuning.
The pianist's persistenttweaking kept the grand piano in perfect tune.