debug

The action, or a session, of reviewing source code to find and eliminate errors.

Noun

  1. The action, or a session, of reviewing source code to find and eliminate errors.
    • It may appear odd in the example that the no debug all command was entered before and after the debug was done. The first command is unnecessary, but getting into this habit can save you! - 2009, Dale Liu, Cisco...
    • What should be the next steps following a test failure during debug? - 2019, James K. Peckol, Embedded Systems: A Contemporary Design Tool, page 539:

Origin

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English bug English debug From de- + bug.

Forms

debugs

Verb

  1. To search for and eliminate malfunctioning elements or errors in something, especially a computer program or machinery.
    • It ranged from the pre-design development of essential components, through the stage of type test and flight test and "debugging" right through to later development of the engine to higher powers and efficiency. - 1945,...
    • It debugs all program errors, including those that are hardware initiated. - 1970, Behavior Research Methods and Instrumentation, volume 2, page 36:
    • Additionally, it's up to you to remember to remove this cron entry when you've debugged the firewall. - 2015, Steve Suehring, Linux Firewalls: Enhancing Security with nftables and Beyond, page 140:
  2. To remove a hidden electronic surveillance device from (somewhere).
    • Typical fees: $75 to check a particular telephone, $125 to debug one room, $500 to debug a suite of offices— all plus expenses and transportation. - 1969, John Millar Carroll, The Third Listener: Personal Electronic...
    • It conducts background investigations of new CIA employees and CIA contractors, administers polygraph tests to employees and agents, debugs offices at Langley and overseas stations, patrols the buildings and grounds,...
    • It is good to acquire information about how to perform the debugging operation and the type of tools that will be used, from which you may already have an idea of the technical and instrumental skills, having acquired a...
  3. To remove insects from (somewhere), especially lice.
    • Mr. Moses started out his garden this year with only two toads. As they were differently marked, they soon became known as "Henry" and "Frank." Henry was strong in the pursuit of "ants." Every morning he is seen perched...
    • You can debug yourself at home with various over-the-counter medications. - 1999, Stephen E. Goldstone, The Ins and Outs of Gay Sex: A Medical Handbook for Men, page 59:
    • If you find nits, it's time for some serious debugging. - 2011, Jay Heinrichs, Home Remedies from a Country Doctor:

Forms

debugs debugging debugged

Synonyms

diagnose troubleshoot delouse

Derived

codebug debugability debugee debuggability debuggable debuggee debugger debug mode redebug undebugged