as in to amend
to remove errors, defects, deficiencies, or deviations from
the computer program ran much faster after it was debugged
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Recent Examples of debug
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.
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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
In the complex world of AI applications, the ability to gain real-time insights, track key metrics and streamline debugging processes is invaluable.
—Janakiram Msv, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
The company’s extremely logically named Honeycomb for Frontend Observability product offers debugging capabilities aligned to the frontend of applications.
—Adrian Bridgwater, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024
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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
In the complex world of AI applications, the ability to gain real-time insights, track key metrics and streamline debugging processes is invaluable.
—Janakiram Msv, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
The company’s extremely logically named Honeycomb for Frontend Observability product offers debugging capabilities aligned to the frontend of applications.
—Adrian Bridgwater, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024
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The president could not revoke the birthright citizenship clause entirely, as amending the Constitution to remove the clause would require votes by at least two-thirds of both chambers of Congress, plus approval by at least three-quarters of the states.—
Alison Durkee,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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But the Apple worker suing, Zainab Bori, will have a chance to amend her claim that she was fired as retaliation for filing a discrimination complaint.—
Ashley Belanger,
Ars Technica,
22 Jan. 2025
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And so, even our mothers and grandmothers might stand corrected on their makeup techniques.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
30 Jan. 2025
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Editor’s Note: The cost of living by generation has been corrected.—
Kendrick Marshall,
Sacramento Bee,
29 Jan. 2025
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While working on the film, Lively insisted on rewriting the rooftop scene.—
Tracy Wright,
Fox News,
29 Jan. 2025
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Blake Lively offered to rewrite some parts of the script including the famous rooftop scene.—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
29 Jan. 2025
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In order to remedy that, her nonprofit and Howdy Homemade entered into a franchise agreement to open a local store — with more to come.—
Jenna Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
17 Jan. 2025
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The settlement is one of several steps that the Biden administration has taken to remedy the effects of policies felt by L.G.B.T.Q. service members for decades.—
Aishvarya Kavi,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2025
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So are they reformed and rehabilitated and no longer a threat to democracy, no longer a threat to society?—
Sarah Fortinsky,
The Hill,
21 Jan. 2025
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What's next: Congress passed new legislation aimed at reforming the process at the end of 2022.—
Peter Sullivan,
Axios,
16 Jan. 2025
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“Debug.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/debug. Accessed 3 Feb. 2025.
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