Tweaker
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Tweak or tweaker can refer to:

In a computer related context:
  • Tweaking
    Tweaking
    Tweaking refers to fine-tuning or adjusting a complex system, usually an electronic device. Tweaks are any small modifications intended to improve a system....

    , the act of making subtle improvements to machines, especially a computer
  • In cryptography, particularly disk encryption
    Disk encryption
    Disk encryption is a special case of data at rest protection when the storage media is a sector-addressable device . This article presents cryptographic aspects of the problem...

    , "tweakable" refers to a group of modes of operation for block ciphers.
  • Tweak (programming environment)
    Tweak (programming environment)
    Tweak is a graphical user interface layer to the Squeak development environment, which in turn is an integrated development environment based on the Smalltalk-80 computer programming language. Tweak is an alternative to an earlier graphic user interface layer called Morphic...

  • Tweaker (build tool)
    Tweaker (build tool)
    Tweaker is an open-source, extendible software development build automation platform to consolidate the creation, management, and execution of scripts and custom utilities under a single location, intermix any languages to perform tasks, allow common user interaction dialogs from all languages,...

  • Tweakers.net
    Tweakers.net
    Tweakers.net is a Dutch website featuring news and information about hardware, software and the internet. The website was founded in 1998 by Femme Taken, a computer enthusiast, under the name World of Tweaking as a student's hobby project to offer a Dutch alternative to hardware review sites like...

  • TweakVista
    TweakVista
    Tweak7 is a software tool for Windows Vista and Windows 7 that allows modification of various OS-specific functions, most notably the settings surrounding the Desktop Window Manager, User Account Control and startup programs. A beta version became available in July 2005, with a complete overhaul...

  • Tweak UI
  • Tweakbench
    Tweakbench
    Tweakbench was founded in 2002 by Aaron Rutledge and is based in New York City, New York. The company focuses on development of freeware music software for hobbyists and professionals....



Other meanings:
  • Tweak (band)
    Tweak (band)
    Tweak was an Alternative rock band from South Africa. Members of the band formed Crashcarburn after members parted ways in 2006 to pursue personal projects.-Early Days, Take Note:Tweak was formed in late 1998 by Garth Barnes, Mike Stott, and Chris Brink...

  • Tweaker (band)
  • Tweaking (behavior), slang term for someone exhibiting compulsive or repetitive behaviour
  • Tweek Tweak, a character from the animated television series South Park
    South Park
    South Park is an American animated television series created by Trey Parker and Matt Stone for the Comedy Central television network. Intended for mature audiences, the show has become famous for its crude language, surreal, satirical, and dark humor that lampoons a wide range of topics...

  • TWEAK, a cytokine encoded by the gene TNFSF12
    TNFSF12
    Tumor necrosis factor ligand superfamily member 12 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the TNFSF12 gene.-Further reading:...

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