Bug: meaning, definitions and examples

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bug

[ bʌɡ ]

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insect

An insect of a large order distinguished by having mouthparts that are adapted for piercing and sucking.

Synonyms

beetle, creepy-crawly, insect

Examples of usage

The garden was full of bugs.
She screamed when she saw the bug crawling on the wall.

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computer

An error in a computer program or system.

Synonyms

error, flaw, glitch

Examples of usage

I found a bug in the code that was causing the program to crash.
She reported the bug to the tech support team.

Translations

Translations of the word "bug" in other languages:

🇵🇹 inseto

🇮🇳 कीड़ा

🇩🇪 Insekt

🇮🇩 serangga

🇺🇦 комаха

🇵🇱 owad

🇯🇵 虫 (むし)

🇫🇷 insecte

🇪🇸 insecto

🇹🇷 böcek

🇰🇷 벌레

🇸🇦 حشرة

🇨🇿 hmyz

🇸🇰 hmyz

🇨🇳 虫子 (chóngzi)

🇸🇮 žuželka

🇮🇸 skordýr

🇰🇿 қоңыз

🇬🇪 მწერი

🇦🇿 həşərat

🇲🇽 insecto

Word origin

The word 'bug' has a fascinating history. In its insect meaning, it dates back to the 1620s, originally used to refer to a monster. The computer-related meaning originated in the 1940s during the early days of computing, when an actual moth caused a malfunction in a computer, leading to the term 'bug' for system errors.