Bug and Error

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Bug

Bug noun - A person with a strong and habitual liking for something.

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Error is a synonym for bug in fault topic. In some cases you can use "Error" instead a noun "Bug", when it comes to topics like mistake, computer glitch.

Error

Error noun - An unintentional departure from truth or accuracy.

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Bug is a synonym for error in mistake topic. Sometimes you can use "Bug" instead a noun "Error".

Nearby Words: err, erroneous, errorless

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good	good bug	good error
rare	rare bug	rare error
particular	particular bug	particular error
similar	similar bug	similar error
Other adjectives: common, single, obvious, simple, small, real, severe, large, big, serious, huge, unfortunate, little, slight, bad, infamous, amusing, major, possible, minor, fatal, random, occasional.

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Like the Real Life Comics example above, it turned out to be just an electrical error rather than the bug.

Source: Millennium Bug
The translation mistake comes from another character being called "Bagu"; his name was supposed to be "Bug", which would have given us Bug and Error.

Source: Good Bad Translation
While true in some occasions, most of the time the problem is due to user error, hardware error, a bug on an installed program (often doing something that the documentation tells it not to do), or an infected file downloaded from the internet.

Source: Mis-blamed

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Error and Bug. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/bug/error

Bug & Error. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/bug/error>.

Error or Bug. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/bug/error.

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