debugs

Removes software errors

Debugs is the process of finding and fixing errors in computer code or other systems.

A programmer debugs software by tracing through logic to locate what's causing unexpected behavior: She spent hours debugging the script before finding a missing semicolon.

The term extends to troubleshooting any complex system: He debugs network issues for the IT department.

software

error

Fault in communication

  • bugCrawling creature or defect
  • crashSudden violent impact
  • glitchMinor system fault

fix · patch · code · breakpoint · log · trace · exception · fault · runtime · compile

repairs

fixes

Repairs or solutions

resolves · corrects · remedies · adjusts · tweaks · patches · restores · rectifies · servicing · inspection

exterminates

insects

Six-legged arthropods

  • pestsBothersome insects or animals
  • sprayDispersed liquid droplets
  • trapDevice for catching animals

infestation · pesticide · insecticide · fumigates · exterminator · larvae · mites · aphids · beetles · garden

Opposites
error correction vs. error introduction

debugsbugs

Small crawling creatures

breaks · corrupts · crashes · destabilizes · mangles

fixing vs. building

debugscodes

Systems for secrecy

develops · writes · programs · implements · builds

problem resolution vs. problem concealment

debugsignores

Refuses to acknowledge

overlooks · masks · hides · suppresses · works around

Phrases
Family

debug, debugging, debugged, debugger, debuggers

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