debug
to detect and remove defects or errors from.
to remove electronic bugs from (a room or building).
Computers. to detect and remove errors from (a computer program).
to rid (a garden, plant, etc.) of insect pests, as by the application of a pesticide.
Origin of debug
1Other words from debug
- de·bug·ger, noun
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How to use debug in a sentence
A line printer can be immensely helpful and can save much time in the process of developing and debugging programs.
On-Line Data-Acquisition Systems in Nuclear Physics, 1969 | H. W. Fulbright et al.Debugging of that unit was exceedingly laborious because of the lack of modularity in its components.
On-Line Data-Acquisition Systems in Nuclear Physics, 1969 | H. W. Fulbright et al.The debugging template contains two sections on the front and three sections on the back.
British Dictionary definitions for debug
/ (diːˈbʌɡ) informal /
to locate and remove concealed microphones from (a room, etc)
to locate and remove defects in (a device, system, plan, etc)
to remove insects from
something, esp a computer program, that locates and removes defects in (a device, system, etc)
(as modifier): a debug program
Origin of debug
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