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
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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Agents can be used to perform complex, multi-stage activities such as canary deployments for new versions of applications, establishing a zero trust security policy for all services in a cluster and debugging service availability issues.
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Adrian Bridgwater, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
LinkedIn’s chief economic opportunity officer, Aneesh Raman, pointed out in May that AI tools are doing the types of simple coding and debugging tasks that junior software developers did to gain experience.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 5 July 2025
This clear separation reduces variance, simplifies debugging and ensures the assistant doesn’t veer off track in the middle of a task.
—Alan Nichol, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
For many real-world applications—debugging code, solving math problems, or analyzing structured data—pattern matching from vast training sets is enough to be useful.
—ArsTechnica, 11 June 2025
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Adrian Bridgwater, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
LinkedIn’s chief economic opportunity officer, Aneesh Raman, pointed out in May that AI tools are doing the types of simple coding and debugging tasks that junior software developers did to gain experience.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 5 July 2025
This clear separation reduces variance, simplifies debugging and ensures the assistant doesn’t veer off track in the middle of a task.
—Alan Nichol, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
For many real-world applications—debugging code, solving math problems, or analyzing structured data—pattern matching from vast training sets is enough to be useful.
—ArsTechnica, 11 June 2025
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“Debug.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/debug. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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debug
verb
de·bug
(ˈ)dē-ˈbəg
: to remove mistakes from
debug a computer program
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