Bug
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Bug has several distinct meanings unified by smallness and nuisance.
The core sense is a small insect or similar creature—technically, bugs are insects with piercing mouthparts, but common usage extends to any creepy-crawly: There's a bug in my salad.
A bug is also an illness, usually minor: I caught a stomach bug.
In technology, a bug is a flaw in software or hardware that causes malfunction: We're still fixing bugs before launch.
To bug someone is to annoy or pester them: Stop bugging me.
To bug a room is to install hidden surveillance devices.
As a noun, a bug can mean such a device.
Someone bitten by the acting bug has developed an enthusiasm for it.
Hard-winged insect
- antSmall colonial insect
- cockroachFlattened scavenging household insect
- mosquitoBlood-feeding flying pest
- flyTwo-winged buzzing insect
spider · cricket · ladybug · moth · termite · flea · tick · centipede
Hidden listening device
- microphoneAudio input device
- listening deviceHidden surveillance microphone
- spyCovert information gatherer
- eavesdropListen to private conversations
transmitter · covert · surveillance · planted · hidden · sweep · counterintelligence · recording
Minor system fault
- errorFault in communication
- crashSudden violent impact
- patchMaterial covering damage
- codeSymbolic communication system
fix · programmer · testing · malfunction · defect · issue · troubleshoot · exception
Persistent, intrusive preoccupation
- crazeShort-lived popular obsession
- maniaIntense, consuming obsession
- bittenPierced by teeth
- hookedDeeply dependent or bent
fever · passion · fanatic · hobby · addicted · collector · devotee · infected
beetle
Hard-winged insect
- antSmall colonial insect
- cockroachFlattened scavenging household insect
- mosquitoBlood-feeding flying pest
fly · spider · cricket · ladybug · moth · termite · flea · tick · centipede · grasshopper
wiretap
Hidden listening device
- microphoneAudio input device
- listening deviceHidden surveillance microphone
- spyCovert information gatherer
eavesdrop · transmitter · covert · surveillance · planted · hidden · sweep · counterintelligence · recording · agent
glitch
Minor system fault
code · fix · programmer · testing · malfunction · defect · issue · troubleshoot · exception · workaround
obsession
Persistent, intrusive preoccupation
hooked · fever · passion · fanatic · hobby · addicted · collector · devotee · infected · enthusiasm
virus
Microscopic infectious agent
- coldLow temperature state
- fluContagious respiratory illness
- infectionPathogen invasion causing illness
germs · contagious · fever · nausea · catching · sick · spreading · going around · bedridden · queasy
pester
Annoy with persistence
hassle · annoy · harass · badger · hound · needle · persistent · nuisance · aggravate · irk
- VolkswagenBeetle, Golf, VW Beetle, Atlas, CC
- Polish WatersVistula
- Border WatersRhine, Danube, Rio Grande, Mekong, Congo
- BelarusMinsk, Lukashenko, oblasts, oblast, Mir
- Sega Saturnregion lock, memory card, D, Marvel Super Heroes, CD-ROM
- Belarus RiversDnieper, Pripyat
Bugfeature
Distinguishing quality or element
fix · patch · solution · functionality · enhancement
- bug spraySubstance deterring biting insects
- bug bitePuncture from small pest
- stomach bugGastrointestinal viral infection
- bed bugsBlood-feeding mattress insects
- Bugs Bunny
- bug offDismissive departure command
bugs, buggy, buggier, buggiest, bugged, bugging, debug, debugs, debugged