Why Are Computer Errors Called 'Bugs'?

💡 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.