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

      a debug program

Other Words From

• de·bugger noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of debug¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of debug¹

C20: from de- + bug ¹

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