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Yes. Bugs are called bugs because you could actually find bugs among triodes and they could cause the computer to malfunction. Then the wording was extended to

Yes. Bugs are called bugs because you could actually find bugs among triodes and they could cause the computer to malfunction. Then the wording was extended to software bugs.

mirimir 9y ago
Yes, the first known documented was a moth. By Grace Hopper. It prevented a relay from closing, I gather. https://thenextweb.com/shareables/2013/09/18/the-very-first-computer-bug/ https://thenextweb.com/shareables/2013/09/18/the-very-first-...
- chx 9y ago
  This, even after so many years? Please! http://www.jamesshuggins.com/h/tek1/first_computer_bug.htm http://www.jamesshuggins.com/h/tek1/first_computer_bug.htm Obligatory working scihub link: https://sci-hub.la/10.2307/455415 https://sci-hub.la/10.2307/455415
  - mirimir 9y ago
    Ah, thanks. tl;dr - Error-prone semi-automatic telegraph keyers were called bugs.
- Retra 9y ago
  No, that's the first documented case of a bug being a literal insect. There were bugs in programs before, and they were called as such even then.
runeks 9y ago
No. The term “bug” — describing a malfunction — was used long before the advent of electronic computers: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_bug#Etymology https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_bug#Etymology
- bonzini 9y ago
  Interesting, still nothing to do with intercepting communications.
chx 9y ago
Wrong, check below, won't type it twice.
tehlike 9y ago
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  - tehlike 9y ago
    Thanks - deleted.