debug mode
Error-hunting system state
Debug mode is a special operating state in software that displays additional information useful for identifying problems—error messages, variable values, execution logs.
Developers enable it while troubleshooting: Run it in debug mode and see what's failing.
Some applications hide debug mode from ordinary users; others make it accessible through settings.
- breakpointCode execution pause marker
- step throughPass by walking
- glitchMinor system fault
- stack traceSequence of nested calls
- error messageSoftware's complaint about problems
developer tools · print statement · log · step · verbose · diagnostic tools · rubber duck · code review · cheat codes · crash · trace · troubleshooting · line · error log · patch · unit testing · fix · terminal
- modesnight vision
- settingssetting, default, settings, template, configure
- developer toolsIDE, compiler, analyzer, text editor, console
- boot processboot sequence, bootloader, boot loader, BIOS, UEFI
- QA testingQA, quality assurance, playtesting, beta testing, alpha testing
- shell scriptingbash, shebang, scripts, source, sourcing
software deployment state
debug modeproduction
Making or generating something
release · live · gold master · standard mode