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The origin of the meaning of BUG in 'there is a bug in the system'

  • 1.  The origin of the meaning of BUG in 'there is a bug in the system'

    Posted 3 hours ago

    Did you know that a lady called Grace Hopper, and not Grass Hopper,  started to use the word bug meaning 'there is something wrong in the system' as she actually find a bug trapped in her computer system. 

    The story goes like that :

    The 1947 Moth Incident (The Legend)
    The Machine: Engineers were troubleshooting the Harvard Mark II, a massive electromechanical computer
    The Culprit: The system kept crashing because a real moth was stuck in relay number 70
    The Logbook: Computer pioneer Grace Hopper (or her team) taped the insect into their logbook
    The Note: They wrote, "First actual case of bug being found," which gave birth to the modern concept of "debugging"
    Don't we love legend?
    Any stories you wish to share?
    SKC


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    Samia Khelifi
    CX Advisory Senior Manager
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