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de·bug  (d-bg)
tr.v. de·bugged, de·bug·ging, de·bugs
1. To remove a hidden electronic device, such as a microphone, from: debug a conference room.
2. To make (a hidden microphone, for example) ineffective.
3. To search for and eliminate malfunctioning elements or errors in: debug a spacecraft before launch; debug a computer program.
4. To remove insects from, as with a pesticide.

de·bugger n.

debug [diːˈbʌg] Informal
vb -bugs, -bugging, -bugged (tr)
1. (Electronics) 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
n
(Electronics & Computer Science / Computer Science)
a.  something, esp a computer program, that locates and removes defects in (a device, system, etc.)
b.  (as modifier) a debug program
[from de- + bug1]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.debug - locate and correct errors in a computer program code; "debug this program"
correct, right, rectify - make right or correct; "Correct the mistakes"; "rectify the calculation"
Translations
debug [ˌdiːˈbʌg] VT
1. (Tech) → resolver los problemas de, suprimir las pegas de (Comput) → depurar, quitar los fallos a
2. (= remove mikes from) → quitar los micrófonos ocultos de
debug [diːˈbʌg] vt (COMPUTING) [+ program] → déverminer
debug
vt
mattressentwanzen
(= remove technical faults from)die Fehler beseitigen bei
(= remove bugging equipment from)entwanzen
(Comput) → debuggen; debugging programFehlerkorrekturprogramm nt, → Debugger m
debug [diːˈbʌg] vt (Comput) (program) → localizzare e rimuovere errori da; (room) → togliere i microfoni da


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