bugs
Code flaws, perhaps
Bugs are insects and similar small creatures—beetles, ants, spiders, and the like.
In computing, a bug is a flaw in software that causes errors or unexpected behavior: We found a bug in the code.
A bug can also be a hidden microphone for surveillance: The room was bugged.
To bug someone is to annoy them persistently: Stop bugging me.
Something that bugs you gets under your skin. (Capitalized Bugs refers to the cartoon rabbit.)
Minor system fault
- errorFault in communication
- crashSudden violent impact
- patchMaterial covering damage
- bugfixRepair to flawed software
malfunction · defect · fault · flaw · code · programmer · testing · workaround
Mass of moving insects
- infestOccupy harmfully en masse
- exterminatorOne who eradicates vermin
- pesticideAgent destroying harmful organisms
- sprayDispersed liquid droplets
nest · colony · vermin · outbreak · plague · overrun · crawling · invasion
Hidden listening device
- microphoneAudio input device
- listening deviceHidden surveillance microphone
- spyCovert information gatherer
- eavesdropListen to private conversations
recording · covert · hidden · transmitter · surveillance · intelligence · espionage · tap
Small colonial insect
- beetleHard-winged insect
- butterflyWinged insect from caterpillar
- mosquitoBlood-feeding flying pest
- cockroachFlattened scavenging household insect
fly · bee · wasp · moth · grasshopper · dragonfly · caterpillar · mantis
Study of insects
- exoskeletonExternal skeletal structure
- antennaeSensory appendages on insects
- metamorphosisProfound biological restructuring
- chitinArthropod shell polymer
molting · compound eyes · thorax · abdomen · pollination · arthropod · invertebrate · mandibles
glitch
Minor system fault
bugfix · malfunction · defect · fault · flaw · code · programmer · testing · workaround · hotfix
swarm
Mass of moving insects
- infestOccupy harmfully en masse
- exterminatorOne who eradicates vermin
- pesticideAgent destroying harmful organisms
spray · nest · colony · vermin · outbreak · plague · overrun · crawling · invasion · repellent
wiretap
Hidden listening device
- microphoneAudio input device
- listening deviceHidden surveillance microphone
- spyCovert information gatherer
eavesdrop · recording · covert · hidden · transmitter · surveillance · intelligence · espionage · tap · monitor
ant
Small colonial insect
cockroach · fly · bee · wasp · moth · grasshopper · dragonfly · caterpillar · mantis · termite
entomology
Study of insects
- exoskeletonExternal skeletal structure
- antennaeSensory appendages on insects
- metamorphosisProfound biological restructuring
chitin · molting · compound eyes · thorax · abdomen · pollination · arthropod · invertebrate · mandibles · spiracles
pester
Annoy with persistence
harass · badger · hassle · hound · annoy · irk · plague · nuisance · persistent · relentless
- insectsant, ants, bee, bees, butterfly
- errorserror, mistake, blunder, blunders, fault
- espionagespy, spies, double agent, double agents, spying
- invertebratesinvertebrate, arthropod, arthropods, mollusk, crustacean
- digital annoyancesspam, pop-ups, ads, malware, viruses
- fearsspiders, snakes, falling, heights, death
bugsfeatures
Distinctive qualities or aspects
fixes · patches · solutions · functionality · enhancements
- 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
bug, buggy, bugged, bedbug, bugging, ladybug, bugbear, debug, debugging