debugging

n. methodical process of locating and correcting of errors in a computer program code

v. remove errors, refine; remove bugs, correct malfunctions (Computers)

Debugging is a methodical process of finding and reducing the number of bugs, or defects, in a computer program or a piece of electronic hardware thus making it behave as expected. Debugging tends to be harder when various subsystems are tightly coupled, as changes in one may cause bugs to emerge in another.
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Verb
1. locate and correct errors in a computer program code; "debug this program"
(hypernym) correct, rectify, right
(derivation) debugger

n. debugging

<programming> Attempting to determine the cause of the symptoms of malfunctions detected by testing or by frenzied user complaints.
The term is said to have been coined by Grace Hopper, based on the term "bug".
(1999-06-29)

<software, tool> The bundled compiler/assembler for DOS/Windows after CP/M.
[Did CP/M have "DEBUG"?]
["DOS Power Tools, Techniques, Tricks, and Utilities, PC Magazine, Paul Somerson Executive Editor, Bantam Books, 1988].
(2003-06-17)