debug
Americanverb (used with object)
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to detect and remove defects or errors from.
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to remove electronic bugs from (a room or building).
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Computers. to detect and remove errors from (a computer program).
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to rid (a garden, plant, etc.) of insect pests, as by the application of a pesticide.
verb
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to locate and remove concealed microphones from (a room, etc)
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to locate and remove defects in (a device, system, plan, etc)
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to remove insects from
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Computer Science and Technology - Middle School
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AI tools like Anthropic’s Claude Code, Cursor and OpenAI’s Codex can now write and debug software, unlocking huge new sources of revenue.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 21, 2026
“We’ll debug that later,” Zuckerberg said on stage after he couldn’t answer the WhatsApp call using the wristband and glasses.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 18, 2025
That should help debug systems and also benefit safety, the researchers say: If an AI is planning something dangerous, a human operator can tell and can intervene.
From Science Magazine • Jan. 8, 2024
It examines information gathered by Siemens and helps customers quickly create, improve and debug complex automation codes and shorten simulation times at their factories and other facilities.
From Reuters • Oct. 31, 2023
Undetectable unless you're running debug at the same time and looking for it.
From Terminal Compromise: computer terrorism: when privacy and freedom are the victims: a novel by Schwartau, Winn
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