debug

de·bug

 (dē-bŭg′)

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 or other small pests from, as with a pesticide.

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de·bug′ger n.

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debug

(diːˈbʌɡ)

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

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

(Computer Science)

a. something, esp a computer program, that locates and removes defects in (a device, system, etc)

b. (as modifier): a debug program.

[C20: from de- + bug¹]

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de•bug

(diˈbʌg)

v.t. -bugged, -bug•ging.

1. to detect and remove defects or errors from: to debug a computer program.

2. to remove electronic bugs from (a room or building).

3. to rid of insect pests.

[1940–45]

de•bug′ger, n.

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debug

Past participle: debugged
Gerund: debugging

Imperative

debug

debug

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Thesaurus

Verb

1.

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"

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Translations

ladit

depurar

déboguer

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

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debug

[diːˈbʌg] vt (COMPUTING) [+ program] → déverminer

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debug

vt

mattress → entwanzen

(= remove technical faults from) → die Fehler beseitigen bei

(= remove bugging equipment from) → entwanzen

(Comput) → debuggen; debugging program → Fehlerkorrekturprogramm nt, → Debugger m

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debug

[diːˈbʌg] vt (Comput) (program) → localizzare e rimuovere errori da; (room) → togliere i microfoni da

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