Definition of Debug

1. Verb. Locate and correct errors in a computer program code. "Debug this program"

Generic synonyms: Correct, Rectify, Right
Derivative terms: Debugger

Definition of Debug

1. Verb. To remove a hidden electronic surveillance device from somewhere ¹

2. Verb. (computer science) To search for and eliminate malfunctioning elements or errors in something, especially a computer program or machinery ¹

3. Verb. (American English) To remove insects from somewhere ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Debug

1. to remove bugs from [v -BUGGED, -BUGGING, -BUGS]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Debug

debtor
debtor in possession
debtors
debtors in possession
debtour
debtours
debts
debuccalization
debuccalizations
debuccalize
debuccalized
debuccalizes
debuccalizing
debuff
debuffs
debug (current term)
debugability
debuggability
debuggable
debugged
debuggee
debuggees
debugger
debuggers
debugging
debugs
debulk
debulked
debulking
debulking of tumour

Literary usage of Debug

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Programming in Lua by Roberto Ierusalimschy (2003)
"23 The debug Library The debug library does not give you a debugger for Lua, ... The debug library in Lua is a way to access these functions directly within ..."

2. SAS(R) Component Language 9.1:: Reference, Volumes 1 and 2 by SAS Institute (2004)
"Establishing the SCL debugging Environment Before you can use the SCL debugger, you must compile your SCL programs with the debug option. ..."

3. SAS/ACCESS(R) 9.1 Interface to CA-Datacom/DB:: Reference by Institute SAS Institute (2004)
"... Messages and debug Information for CA-Datacom/DB If you are experiencing a problem with the SAS/ACCESS interface to CA-Datacom/DB, the technical support ..."

4. SAS/ACCESS(R) 9.1 Interface to ADABAS:: Reference by SAS Institute, Institute SAS Institute (2004)
"debug Information for ADABAS If you are experiencing a problem with the SAS/ACCESS interface to ADABAS, the Technical Support staff at SAS might ask you to ..."

5. Defend Your Data!: Guide to Data Recovery by David J. Stang (1991)
"Formatting with debug debug is a program you can use to access a low-level ... Exactly what you get when you run debug will depend on what kind of hard disk ..."

6. SAS 9.1.3 Language Reference: Concepts by SAS Institute (2005)
"... to turn on and off Perl debug output messages that are sent to the SAS log. The following example writes Perl debug output to the SAS log. data _null_; ..."

7. The Inform Designer's Manual by Graham Nelson (2001)
"Adventure games are exhausting programs to test and debug because of the ... Strict mode is on by default, and automatically sets debug mode whenever it is ..."

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