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I think that article buries the most interesting part! It's true that "bug" in that sense dates back to the 19th century, but before that, it didn't necessarily
by jkaptur 2y ago
I think that article buries the most interesting part! It's true that "bug" in that sense dates back to the 19th century, but before that, it didn't necessarily mean "insect" - it could mean something like "malevolent spirit", as in Hamlet's "bugs and goblins".
I wrote a little more about this: https://jkaptur.com/bugs/ https://jkaptur.com/bugs/