1945, of machine systems, from de- + bug (n.) "glitch, defect in a machine." Meaning "to remove a concealed microphone" is from 1964. Related: Debugged; debugging.

Slang. To find and correct equipment defects or program malfunctions.

to detect and remove errors from a computer program.

To detect, trace and eliminate errors in computer programs.

To detect, trace, and eliminate mistakes.

(v.) To find and remove errors (bugs) from a software program. Bugs occur in programs when a line of code or an instruction conflicts with other elements of the code.

A slang term used by programmers. It generally means to troubleshoot a problem (a bug) in a program.

To detect, diagnose, and eliminate errors in programs. Checking the logic of a program to isolate and eliminate the mistakes from a computer program or other software.

To test a program and remove all the bugs. Permanent bugs that defy eradication are often referred to ironically as "features". See Bug.

Computer programmers, like everybody else, are not perfect. This means the programs they write sometimes have small errors, called "bugs," in them. These bugs can be minor, such as not recog [..]

(v) locate and correct errors in a computer program code

  To trace and fix faults (bugs) in computer software and, occasionally, hardware. The term derives from the same source as Bug. *** The Information Security Glossary ***

Debug, in the context of MS-DOS, is a command that allows users to examine and alter memory content sources that occur within the operating system. The technique of giving the computer task instructio [..]

When a program doesn’t achieve the desired outcome it is because we have not instructed the computer correctly. The mistake we have made is referred to as a bug; the process by which the bug is located and corrected is know as debugging. A risotto recipe which instructs one to add 2 tbps of salt will not produce the delicious meal that was expected [..]

The act of locating and eliminating malfunctioning code in a program.

To examine, test, locate and isolate a circuit fault. Related topic; Device Under Test. To detect, trace, isolate and eliminate mistakes. Debugging. A process to detect and remedy inadequacies, prefer [..]

(computer science) To search for and eliminate malfunctioning elements or errors in something, especially a computer program or machinery. *en|diagnose,en|delouse