debug

Definition of Debug in English :

1. debug

locate and correct errors in a computer program code

Example Sentences:
'debug this program'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Debug

verb -bugs, -bugging or -bugged (transitive)

1.

to locate and remove concealed microphones from (a room, etc)

2.

to locate and remove defects in (a device, system, plan, etc)

3.

to remove insects from

noun

4.

a.

something, esp a computer program, that locates and removes defects in (a device, system, etc)

b.

(as modifier)

a debug program

verb transitiveWord forms: deˈbugged or deˈbugging

1.

to remove insects from

2.

to find and correct the defects, errors, malfunctioning parts, etc. in

3. Informal

to find and remove hidden electronic listening devices from (a place)

tr.v. de·bugged, de·bug·ging, de·bugs

1. To remove a hidden electronic device, such as a microphone, from: debug a conference room.

2. To make (a hidden microphone, for example) ineffective.

3. To search for and eliminate malfunctioning elements or errors in: debug a spacecraft before launch; debug a computer program.

4. To remove insects or other small pests from, as with a pesticide.