The use of the term "bug" in engineering predates automatic computers by nearly a century; the Wiki article [1] on the topic gives a pretty good summary of its

The use of the term "bug" in engineering predates automatic computers by nearly a century; the Wiki article [1] on the topic gives a pretty good summary of its history. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bug_(engineering)#History https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bug_(engineering)#History