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debug

[ dee-buhg ]

verb (used with object)

, de·bugged, de·bug·ging.
  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.


debug

/ 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


noun

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

      a debug program

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Other Words From

  • de·bugger noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of debug1

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

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Word History and Origins

Origin of debug1

C20: from de- + bug 1

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