debug
verb
de·bug
(ˌ)dē-ˈbəg 
debugged; debugging; debugs
1
: to remove insects from
2
: to eliminate errors in or malfunctions of
debug a computer program
3
: to remove a concealed microphone or wiretapping device from
debugger
noun
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Examples of debug in a Sentence
She's been hired to write and debug computer programs.
the computer program ran much faster after it was debugged
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The company’s extremely logically named Honeycomb for Frontend Observability product offers debugging capabilities aligned to the frontend of applications.
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Adrian Bridgwater, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024
Browser developer tools are essential for debugging AJAX requests and responses.
—Nick Damoulakis, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2024
Requests to complete some form of pre-employment test have also been used, along with debugging exercises that execute non-standard scripts.
—Davey Winder, Forbes, 4 Sep. 2024
After a final, near-sleepless night of debugging and panicked last-minute fixes, Shellphish submitted its program at the 9 a.m. deadline.
—Joseph Menn, Washington Post, 27 July 2024
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Adrian Bridgwater, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024
Browser developer tools are essential for debugging AJAX requests and responses.
—Nick Damoulakis, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2024
Requests to complete some form of pre-employment test have also been used, along with debugging exercises that execute non-standard scripts.
—Davey Winder, Forbes, 4 Sep. 2024
After a final, near-sleepless night of debugging and panicked last-minute fixes, Shellphish submitted its program at the 9 a.m. deadline.
—Joseph Menn, Washington Post, 27 July 2024
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debug
verb
de·bug
(ˈ)dē-ˈbəg
: to remove mistakes from
debug a computer program
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