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bug (bg)
n.
1. A true bug, specifically one having a beaklike structure that allows piercing and sucking.
2. An insect or similar organism, such as a centipede or an earwig.
3. A disease-producing microorganism, such as a flu bug.
4. The illness or disease so produced.
5. A defect or difficulty, as in a system or design.

bug,
an error in a computer program (software bug) or a design flaw in computer hardware (hardware bug), usually resulting in an inability to process data correctly.

bug,
n an error in a computer program.

bug
a member of the family Cimicidae in the order Hemiptera and includes the blood-sucking bugs. See haematosiphon and oeciacus vicarius.

bug
Medical entomology Any of a number of insects that are bloodsucking–eg, bed bugs–Cimex lectularius and/or act as vectors for disease–eg, reduviid bugs, carriers of trypanosomiasis. See Assassin bug, Kissing bug, Red bug, Reduviid bug Microbiology A popular synonym for bacteria. See Superbug.

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