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Definition of bug

An error in coding or logic that causes a program to malfunction or to produce incorrect results.

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Other definitions of bug

A type of work item that records a potential source of dissatisfaction with the product. The common name of a work item type for tracking code defects.

Computer Science

Error, especially in a program, that has been missed in testing. The story goes that the original bug was an insect that got itself cremated inside an electrical circuit in an early computer, causing it to fail (and I don’t suppose the insect enjoyed it much, either).- It took them ages to figure out what was causing the problem, and when they eventually found the bug the story passed into legend.

Computer Science

An error in a piece of software that stops it from working the way that it should do.

Computer Science