Past tense of 'debug'; removed errors, defects, or unwanted features from something, especially computer software.
From 'debug,' formed with the prefix 'de-' (to remove) and 'bug' (error in software). The term originated in early computing when technicians would remove insects from machinery; it became computing jargon for software errors.
The original 'bug' in computing supposedly came from a moth caught in an early computer—so 'debug' literally meant removing insects, and programmers kept the name even after bugs became metaphorical.
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