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{{Image:First_Computer_Bug,_1945.jpg|frame|thumb|right|450px|The word ''bug'' came to be used after an actual insect was found to cause a failure in early, vacuum-tube-based computers.}} | |||
A '''bug''' in software is the misbehavior of a computer program that was not intended by the person(s) who developed it. The word can likewise be used to described unwanted behavior in hardware, including computer chips or any hardware based on digital logic, and in analog hardware designs. | A '''bug''' in software is the misbehavior of a computer program that was not intended by the person(s) who developed it. The word can likewise be used to described unwanted behavior in hardware, including computer chips or any hardware based on digital logic, and in analog hardware designs. | ||
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File:First Computer Bug, 1945.jpg A bug in software is the misbehavior of a computer program that was not intended by the person(s) who developed it. The word can likewise be used to described unwanted behavior in hardware, including computer chips or any hardware based on digital logic, and in analog hardware designs.
