Rubber Duck (noun)

Noun · Hacker Culture

Definitions

  1. The physical object — a yellow rubber duck — kept on a programmer's desk as a debugging companion. Available in themed variants: pirate duck, wizard duck, DevOps duck. A $3 investment with infinite debugging ROI.

    In plain English: The actual physical rubber duck that sits on a programmer's desk as a debugging companion. Available in themed versions — pirate ducks, superhero ducks, you name it.

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