debugger

de·bug

[dee-buhg]
verb (used with object), de·bugged, de·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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debug (diːˈbʌɡ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
vb , -bugs, -bugging, -bugged
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
 
n
4.  a.  something, esp a computer program, that locates and removes defects in (a device, system, etc)
 b.  (as modifier): a debug program
 
[C20: from de- + bug1]

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debug
1945, of machine systems, from de- + bug "glitch, defect in a machine." Meaning "to remove a concealed microphone" is from 1964.
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