debug

American  

[dee-buhg] / diˈbʌg /

verb (used with object)

debugged, debugging

1. to detect and remove defects or errors from.

2. to remove electronic bugs from (a room or building).

3. Computers. to detect and remove errors from (a computer program).

4. to rid (a garden, plant, etc.) of insect pests, as by the application of a pesticide.

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debug British  

/ diːˈbʌɡ /

verb

1. to locate and remove concealed microphones from (a room, etc)

2. to locate and remove defects in (a device, system, plan, etc)

3. to remove insects from

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noun

1. 1. something, esp a computer program, that locates and removes defects in (a device, system, etc)

   2. ( as modifier )

      a debug program

Other Word Forms

• debugger noun

Etymology

Origin of debug

First recorded in 1940–45; de- + bug ¹

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