Debugging

Definitions

1. The process of identifying, isolating, and fixing defects in software. Techniques range from print statements and log analysis to step-through debuggers and memory profilers. The term predates computers; Grace Hopper famously found an actual moth in the Harvard Mark II.

   In plain English: Finding and fixing problems in code, like being a detective tracking down why your program is not working correctly.

   Example: "Debugging is like being a detective in a crime movie where you are also the murderer."

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