debug

Meaning

Verb

1. To search for and eliminate malfunctioning elements or errors in something, especially a computer program or machinery.
2. To remove a hidden electronic surveillance device from (somewhere).
3. To remove insects from (somewhere), especially lice.

Noun

The action, or a session, of reviewing source code to find and eliminate errors.

Synonyms

refine

debugging

setting

set up

troubleshoot

error correction

shakedown test

depurate

Pronounced as (IPA)

/diːˈbʌɡ/

Etymology

From de- + bug.