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Where did the term debug come from?

Updated: 12/21/2022
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'Debug' means 'remove bugs'. In computing terms, remove software faults.

Bug is said to have come from an actual bug that caused a fault in an early computer. I don't think this story is verified.

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You are right. The story about an actual insect in an early computer is apocryphal. 

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