debug
verb
de·bug
(ˌ)dē-ˈbəg 
debugged; debugging; debugs
1
: to remove insects from
2
: to eliminate errors in or malfunctions of
debug a computer program
3
: to remove a concealed microphone or wiretapping device from
debugger
noun
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Examples of debug in a Sentence
She's been hired to write and debug computer programs.
the computer program ran much faster after it was debugged
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The debugging procedures proved effective enough that the department was able to launch the form ten days ahead of its December 1 target date.
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Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
As equipment and facilities coalesced in SWIFT’s dedicated 4,000-square-foot space, Rolf H. Brunner, who had managed a good portion of the sector designs along with development of the vacuum metal-deposition equipment, took responsibility under Wu for equipment installation, startup, and debugging.
—IEEE Spectrum, 27 Nov. 2024
While the program will gather feedback about tools, performance tuning, debugging utilities, and plenty of other aspects of game development, it’s also designed for input from game studios that aren’t shipping games on Xbox.
—Tom Warren, The Verge, 2 Oct. 2024
Some coding-specific shortcuts are also available for debugging, adding logs and comments, and translating code into other languages.
—Jess Weatherbed, The Verge, 4 Oct. 2024
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Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
As equipment and facilities coalesced in SWIFT’s dedicated 4,000-square-foot space, Rolf H. Brunner, who had managed a good portion of the sector designs along with development of the vacuum metal-deposition equipment, took responsibility under Wu for equipment installation, startup, and debugging.
—IEEE Spectrum, 27 Nov. 2024
While the program will gather feedback about tools, performance tuning, debugging utilities, and plenty of other aspects of game development, it’s also designed for input from game studios that aren’t shipping games on Xbox.
—Tom Warren, The Verge, 2 Oct. 2024
Some coding-specific shortcuts are also available for debugging, adding logs and comments, and translating code into other languages.
—Jess Weatherbed, The Verge, 4 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for debug
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debug
verb
de·bug
(ˈ)dē-ˈbəg
: to remove mistakes from
debug a computer program
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