How do you use the word "debug" in a sentence?

Q: How do you use the word "debug" in a sentence?

Here are real-life examples of using "debug": Please don't touch the debug options unless I tell you to. Hold on, I'm trying to debug this app, but it's not going so well.

Debug Meaning

/diːˈbʌɡ/

Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

Definition

verbTo search for and eliminate malfunctioning elements or errors in something, especially a computer program or machinery.

verbTo remove a hidden electronic surveillance device from (somewhere).

Sentence Examples

Please don't touch the debug options unless I tell you to.

Hold on, I'm trying to debug this app, but it's not going so well.

CEFR Practice Quiz

The programmer had to ____ the code to fix the error.

CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)

Please don't touch the ____ options unless I tell you to.

Word Origin & History

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English bug English debug From de- + bug.

Literary Quotations & Historical Citations

"It ranged from the pre-design development of essential components, through the stage of type test and flight test and "debugging" right through to later development of the engine to higher powers and efficiency." — 1945, The Journal of the Royal Aeronautical Society, volume 49, page 183:

"It debugs all program errors, including those that are hardware initiated." — 1970, Behavior Research Methods and Instrumentation, volume 2, page 36:

"Additionally, it's up to you to remember to remove this cron entry when you've debugged the firewall." — 2015, Steve Suehring, Linux Firewalls: Enhancing Security with nftables and Beyond, page 140:

"Typical fees: $75 to check a particular telephone, $125 to debug one room, $500 to debug a suite of offices— all plus expenses and transportation." — 1969, John Millar Carroll, The Third Listener: Personal Electronic Espionage, page 30:

"It conducts background investigations of new CIA employees and CIA contractors, administers polygraph tests to employees and agents, debugs offices at Langley and overseas stations, patrols the buildings and grounds, protects the director and other key CIA officials, and investigates security problems." — 2012, Ronald Kessler, Inside the CIA, page 172:

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