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bug

noun [C] (COMPUTER PROBLEM)
 
 
/bʌɡ/

Definition

B2 a mistake or problem in a computer program: A bug caused the company's computer system to crash.Faults and mistakesComputer concepts
(Definition of bug noun (COMPUTER PROBLEM) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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