debug

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Synonyms: debut, debud, debus, debag, debu, debur, deug

Antonyms: debut, debud, debus, debag, debu, debur, deug

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Verb

1. {{lb|en|computer science}} To [[search]] for and [[eliminate]] [[malfunctioning]] [[element]]s or [[error]]s in something, especially a [[computer]] [[program]] or machinery.
2. {{lb|en|electronics}} To [[remove]] a [[hidden]] [[electronic]] [[surveillance]] [[device]] from (somewhere).
3. {{lb|en|US}} To remove [[insect]]s from (somewhere), especially {{l|en|louse|lice}}.

Noun

1. The action, or a session, of reviewing [[source code]] to find and eliminate errors.

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