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> 1. Perhaps some of them were already referring to program errors as "bugs" This. Engineers talked about "bugs" even before the time of computers. http://en.w
by arnarbi 13y ago
> 1. Perhaps some of them were already referring to program errors as "bugs"
This. Engineers talked about "bugs" even before the time of computers. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_bug#Etymology http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_bug#Etymology
- scoggs 13y agoEdison was one of the first, if not the first. http://theinstitute.ieee.org/technology-focus/technology-history/did-you-know-edison-coined-the-term-bug http://theinstitute.ieee.org/technology-focus/technology-his...
- pkfrank 13y agoThis is confirmed in The Etymologicon: http://books.google.com/books/about/The_Etymologicon.html?id=U0zav6EgOwYC http://books.google.com/books/about/The_Etymologicon.html?id...