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OpenStudy (anonymous):

A glitch in a computer system is also called a __________?

OpenStudy (mattfeury):

bugs?

OpenStudy (s3a):

bug = software bug = error = flaw = mistake = failure = fault

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Interestingly enough, it's called a bug because bugs (as in insects) were causing failures in early mechanical computers. The term stuck and is used today for software and hardware errors.

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