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Detailed Synonyms for bug in English

bug:

bug [the ~] noun

  1. the bug
    the beetle; the bug
  2. the bug
    the electronic listening device; the bug
  3. the bug
    – a minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium); the term is not in technical use 1
    the bug; the germ; the microbe
    – a minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium); the term is not in technical use 1
  4. the bug
    – general term for any insect or similar creeping or crawling invertebrate 1
    the bug
    – general term for any insect or similar creeping or crawling invertebrate 1
    • bug [the ~] noun
  5. the bug
    – insects with sucking mouthparts and forewings thickened and leathery at the base; usually show incomplete metamorphosis 1
    the bug; the hemipteron; the hemipterous insect; the hemipteran
    – insects with sucking mouthparts and forewings thickened and leathery at the base; usually show incomplete metamorphosis 1
  6. the bug
    – a small hidden microphone; for listening secretly 1
    the bug
    – a small hidden microphone; for listening secretly 1
    • bug [the ~] noun
  7. the bug
    – a fault or defect in a computer program, system, or machine 1
    the bug; the glitch
    – a fault or defect in a computer program, system, or machine 1
  8. the bug
    – An error in coding or logic that causes a program to malfunction or to produce incorrect results. 2
    the bug
    – An error in coding or logic that causes a program to malfunction or to produce incorrect results. 2
    • bug [the ~] noun
  9. the bug
    – A type of work item that records a potential source of dissatisfaction with the product. The common name of a work item type for tracking code defects. 2
    the bug
    – A type of work item that records a potential source of dissatisfaction with the product. The common name of a work item type for tracking code defects. 2
    • bug [the ~] noun
  10. the bug
    – A recurring physical problem that prevents a system or set of components from working together properly. While the origin of this definition is in some dispute, computer folklore attributes the first use of bug in this sense to a problem in the Harvard Mark I or the Army/University of Pennsylvania ENIAC that was traced to a moth caught between the contacts of a relay in the machine (although a moth is not entomologically a true bug). 2
    the bug
    – A recurring physical problem that prevents a system or set of components from working together properly. While the origin of this definition is in some dispute, computer folklore attributes the first use of bug in this sense to a problem in the Harvard Mark I or the Army/University of Pennsylvania ENIAC that was traced to a moth caught between the contacts of a relay in the machine (although a moth is not entomologically a true bug). 2
    • bug [the ~] noun

bug

  1. bug
  2. bug

bug verb

  1. bug
    – annoy persistently 1
    bug; to tease; to badger; to pester; beleaguer
    – annoy persistently 1
    • bug verb
    • tease verb (teases, teased, teasing)
      • The children teased the boy because of his stammer1
    • badger verb (badgers, badgered, badgering)
    • pester verb (pesters, pestered, pestering)
    • beleaguer verb
  2. bug
    – tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information 1
    bug; to tap; intercept; wiretap
    – tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information 1
    • bug verb
      • Is this hotel room bugged?1
    • tap verb (taps, tapped, tapping)
      • The FBI was tapping the phone line of the suspected spy1
    • intercept verb
    • wiretap verb

Related Words for "bug":

  • bugs

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Related Definitions for "bug":

  1. a minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium); the term is not in technical use1
  2. general term for any insect or similar creeping or crawling invertebrate1
  3. insects with sucking mouthparts and forewings thickened and leathery at the base; usually show incomplete metamorphosis1
  4. a small hidden microphone; for listening secretly1
  5. a fault or defect in a computer program, system, or machine1
  6. annoy persistently1
  7. tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information1
    • Is this hotel room bugged?1
  8. An error in coding or logic that causes a program to malfunction or to produce incorrect results.2
  9. A type of work item that records a potential source of dissatisfaction with the product. The common name of a work item type for tracking code defects.2
  10. A recurring physical problem that prevents a system or set of components from working together properly. While the origin of this definition is in some dispute, computer folklore attributes the first use of bug in this sense to a problem in the Harvard Mark I or the Army/University of Pennsylvania ENIAC that was traced to a moth caught between the contacts of a relay in the machine (although a moth is not entomologically a true bug).2

Related Synonyms for bug