debug

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

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.

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Origin of debug

First recorded in 1940–45; de- + bug1

OTHER WORDS FROM debug

de·bug·ger, noun

Words nearby debug

debtor, debtor nation, debt service, debt swap, debud, debug, debulking operation, debunk, deburr, debus, Debussy
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Words related to debug

unscramble, repair, fix, untangle, remedy, adjust, unravel, correct, iron out, sort out, straighten out

British Dictionary definitions for debug

debug
/ (diːˈbʌɡ) informal /

verb -bugs, -bugging or -bugged (tr)

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

noun

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

Word Origin for debug

C20: from de- + bug 1
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