debug

English

Wikipedia

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /diːˈbʌg/, /diːˈbʊg/

• Audio (US, computer science meaning)

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Etymology

de- + bug

Verb

debug (third-person singular simple present debugs, present participle debugging, simple past and past participle debugged)

1. To remove a hidden electronic surveillance device from somewhere
2. (computer science) To search for and eliminate malfunctioning elements or errors in something, especially a computer program or machinery
3. (US) To remove insects from somewhere

Synonyms

• diagnose
• troubleshoot

Derived terms

• debugger

Translations

to remove a hidden electronic surveillance device from somewhere

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 调试 (cmn)

• Finnish: poistaa salakuuntelulaitteet

to search for, and eliminate malfunctioning elements or errors in something

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 調試 (cmn), 调试 (cmn) (tiáoshì)

• Czech: ladit (cs)
• Finnish: etsiä ja poistaa virheet, debugata (colloquial), testata
• French: déboguer (fr)
• German: debuggen (de)
• Hebrew: דיבג (he) (dibég)

• Icelandic: (to comb) kemba (is), (to delouse) kemba (is)
• Japanese: デバッグする (ja) (debaggu-suru)
• Russian: отлаживать (ru) (otláživatʹ) impf., отладить (ru) (otláditʹ) pf., устранять неполадки (ru) (ustranjátʹ nepoládki) impf.
• Spanish: depurar (es)
• Swedish: felsöka (sv)
• Turkish: hata ayıklama (tr), yanlış ayıklama (tr)

to remove insects from somewhere

• French: désinsectiser (fr)

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Translations to be checked

• French: déboguer

Anagrams

• budge