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Debug vs Debugging - What's the difference?

debug | debugging |

As verbs the difference between debug and debugging

is that debug is to search for and eliminate malfunctioning elements or errors in something, especially a computer program or machinery while debugging is present participle of lang=en.

debug

English

(debugging)

Verb

(debugg)
  • (computer science) To search for and eliminate malfunctioning elements or errors in something, especially a computer program or machinery.
  • (electronics) To remove a hidden electronic surveillance device from (somewhere).
  • (US) To remove insects from (somewhere).
  • Synonyms

    * diagnose * troubleshoot

    Derived terms

    * debugger

    Anagrams

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    debugging

    English

    Verb

    (head)