DEBUG

debug

(verb) locate and correct errors in a computer program code; “debug this program”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

debug (third-person singular simple present debugs, present participle debugging, simple past and past participle debugged)

(computer science) To search for and eliminate malfunctioning elements or errors in something, especially a computer program or machinery.

(electronics) To remove a hidden electronic surveillance device from (somewhere).

(US) To remove insects from (somewhere), especially lice.

Synonyms

• (to search and remove errors in): diagnose, troubleshoot

• (to remove insects from): delouse

Noun

debug (plural debugs)

The action, or a session, of reviewing source code to find and eliminate errors.

Anagrams

• Budge, budge

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

23 November 2024

THEORETICAL

(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”


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Coffee Trivia

Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.

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