The verb
kibitz can also refer to idle chatting or side conversations. In computer science the term is the title of a programming language released by
NIST, as a sub-project of the
Expect programming language, that allows two users to share one shell session, taking turns typing one after another. There is a 1930 film called
The Kibitzer which is based on the 1929 three-act comedy play by the same name.
Jane Jacobs describes a kibitzer as someone who keeps a look-out on a street, and seeing suspicious activity, intervenes to help the victim. In this way, kibitzers help keep streets safe. == See also ==