debug
/diːˈbʌɡ/ verb C1- To search for and eliminate malfunctioning elements or errors in something, especially a computer program or machinery.
- To remove a hidden electronic surveillance device from (somewhere).
- To remove insects from (somewhere), especially lice.
He/she/it debugs · Past debugged · Past participle debugged · -ing form debugging
Verb forms
- Base form
- debug
- He/she/it
- debugs
- Past
- debugged
- Past participle
- debugged
- -ing form
- debugging
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