debug

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Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /diːˈbʌɡ/
• (America) IPA: /diˈbʌɡ/

Verb

debug (debugs, present participle debugging; past and past participle debugged)

1. (computer science) To search for and eliminate malfunctioning elements or errors in something, especially a computer program or machinery.
2. (electronics) To remove a hidden electronic surveillance device from (somewhere).
3. (US) To remove insects from (somewhere), especially louse.

Synonyms

• (to search and remove errors in) diagnose, troubleshoot
• (to remove insects from) delouse

Translations

• French: déboguer
• German: debuggen
• Portuguese: depurar, debugar
• Russian: отла́живать
• Spanish: depurar

Translations

• German: entwanzen

Translations

• French: désinsectiser
• German: entwanzen

Noun

debug (plural debugs)

1. The action, or a session, of reviewing source code to find and eliminate errors.

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