noun
- a computer program or tool used to find and fix errors in software code
- a person who finds and fixes errors in computer programs
Usage: computing
Usage: computing
Examples
- The programmer used a debugger to locate the error in the code.
- She stepped through the program line by line with the debugger.
- The integrated development environment includes a powerful debugger.
- As an experienced debugger, he quickly identified the memory leak.
- The debugger showed that the variable had an unexpected value.
- Without a good debugger, fixing complex software bugs would be much harder.