debugger

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌdiːˈbʌgəʳ/


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
de•bug /diˈbʌg/USA pronunciation   v. [ ~ + obj], -bugged, -bug•ging. 
  1. Informal Termsto find and remove defects or errors from:to debug a computer program.
  2. Informal Termsto remove electronic bugs from (a room or building):The CIA finally managed to debug the building.
  3. to rid of insect pests.
de•bug•ger, n. [countable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
de•bug  (dē bug′),USA pronunciation v.t., -bugged, -bug•ging. [Informal.]
  1. Informal Termsto detect and remove defects or errors from.
  2. Informal Termsto remove electronic bugs from (a room or building).
  3. Computing, Informal Termsto detect and remove errors from (a computer program).
  4. Botany, Informal Termsto rid (a garden, plant, etc.) of insect pests, as by the application of a pesticide.
  • de- + bug1 1940–45
de•bug′ger, n. 

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