debug

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb

To search for and eliminate malfunctioning elements or errors in something, especially a computer program or machinery.
To remove a hidden electronic surveillance device from (somewhere).
To remove insects from (somewhere), especially lice.

noun

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

/diːˈbʌɡ/ en-us-debug.ogg /ˈdiː.bʌɡ/

debug debugs debugging debugged

From de- + bug.

diagnose troubleshoot delouse

codebug debugability debugee debuggability debuggable debuggee debugger debug mode redebug undebugged

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