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Why Are Computer Errors Called 'Bugs'?

šŸ’” The Answer

  • The term 'bug' was popularized by Grace Hopper in 1947 when a moth caused a relay failure.
  • She taped the moth into the logbook with the caption 'First actual case of bug being found.'
  • The moth is now preserved at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American History.
  • The term 'debugging' had been used earlier in engineering for removing mechanical faults.

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