Words / B2

dee-BUG/ˌdiːˈbʌɡ/

To debug is to find and remove errors from a computer program: debug the code; a debugging tool. A bug is the error; test is broader; patch is a later fix. Debug the script in the computing practical, then name the error. Mix-up: debug vs bug; debut; do not write debug for restarting a machine with no named error.

Meaning

To find and remove errors from a computer program.

Examples

• “Debug the script in the computing practical, then name the error, not a “it crashed” caption.”
• “A debugging log featured in the coursework, which is still a named fault — quote the line number if given.”

Good to know

debug the code / script; a debugging tool. Noun: bug. Close: test / patch. Trap: debut / a restart with no error named. Computing. Find and remove program errors — name the fault.

Near in meaning

troubleshoot, fix code, remove bugs

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