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debugged

[dee-buhg] Origin

de·bug

[dee-buhg]
verb (used with object), -bugged, -bug·ging. Informal.
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.

Origin:
1940–45; de- + bug1

de·bug·ger, noun
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Debugged is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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Word Origin & History

debug
1945, of machine systems, from de- + bug "glitch, defect in a machine." Meaning "to remove a concealed microphone" is from 1964.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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