debugging

verb

present participle of debug
as in amending
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 debugging Whatever used to be fun (coding your first game, say) is replaced by something that’s not (debugging your code). — Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2026 Some are conventional, such as the boards dedicated to debugging code or trading cryptocurrency. — Mike Dobuski, ABC News, 4 Feb. 2026 Arize tests and monitors RAG pipelines as well as the agents and applications built on them—debugging and hunting down errors and hallucinations. — Erik German, Fortune, 11 Apr. 2026 The winning teams will combine AI speed with human understanding, better debugging workflows and a culture that values maintainability. — Ishraq Khan, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026 Today developers are positioning agents as a more advanced form of chatbot, capable of autonomously making decisions and completing routine tasks, such as navigating a Web browser or debugging computer code. — Webb Wright, Scientific American, 18 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for debugging
  1. amending
  2. correcting
  3. rewriting
  4. reforming
  5. remedying
  6. rectifying
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  • Recently, the Illinois Register proposed amending the administrative code to update the definitions of the various alcohol categories solely by their production process — not their alcohol content.
    — Adam Hoffer, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
  • That’s what’s important, so just amending the contract doesn’t work for me.
    — Michael Praats, Charlotte Observer, 4 July 2026
Definition of amending
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  • For decades, beauty has focused on correcting the visible effects of stress.
    — Pooja Mistry, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • Fernandez and Iglesias walked around, correcting students and teaching them the proper footing and hand technique.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 26 June 2026
Definition of correcting
Verb
  • From Dior overlooking Capri to Jacquemus in Bodrum, Gucci in Monaco, Dolce & Gabbana across the Mediterranean and, more recently, Alo Yoga transforming the pier at Hôtel Martinez, luxury brands are quietly rewriting one of retail’s oldest rules.
    — Kate Hardcastle, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
  • Like an author of fantasy fiction, Wolfgang Voigt is continually rewriting and restructuring the internal logic of his own world, going back to his old work in the hopes of imposing some order upon his sprawling mythopoeia.
    — Daniel Bromfield, Pitchfork, 7 July 2026
Definition of rewriting
Verb
  • In my view, that is especially unfortunate because at the state level, there is bipartisan appetite to address ongoing health insurance barriers, such as by reforming prior authorization.
    — Miranda Yaver, The Conversation, 2 July 2026
  • As the years pass, the task of reforming Social Security becomes a greater and greater challenge, the Urban Institute said.
    — Max Zahn, ABC News, 2 July 2026
Definition of reforming
Verb
  • Ahead, design experts share the five most glaring living room flaws, plus advice for remedying them.
    — Madeline Bilis, Architectural Digest, 26 June 2026
  • Starmer is historically unpopular in Britain after a series of scandals and policy missteps, with critics accusing him of lacking a political vision for remedying the country’s stagnant post-Brexit economy.
    — Alexander Smith, NBC news, 19 June 2026
Definition of remedying
Verb
  • The populace can only deduce that either Putin is responsible or the elites around him are insulating him from realizing and rectifying the situation.
    — Melik Kaylan, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • Come up with strategies for rectifying the issue, as needed, as well.
    — Alanna Gallo, Parents, 2 June 2026
Definition of rectifying

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