What is the meaning of bug?

noun

  • General term for any insect or similar creeping or crawling invertebrate.
  • A fault or defect in a computer program, system, or machine.
  • A small hidden microphone; for listening secretly.
  • Insects with sucking mouthparts and forewings thickened and leathery at the base; usually show incomplete metamorphosis.
  • A minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium); the term is not in technical use.

verb

  • Annoy persistently.
    • usage: "The children teased the boy because of his stammer"
  • Tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information.
    • usage: "The FBI was tapping the phone line of the suspected spy"; "Is this hotel room bugged"
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APAWordNet. (2010). bug. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/bug/definitions/1198788
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MLAWordNet. "bug" 23 October 2010. Web. 20 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/bug/definitions/1198788>
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