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bug-fix

bug-fix is the alternative spelling of bugfix.

Meaning of bugfix

Noun

bugfix (plural bugfixes)

  1. A patch or change that fixes the unwanted behaviour caused by a bug.
    • This close collaboration usually resulted in quick turnaround times where bugfixes or extensions were concerned.2003, Robert Baud, Marius Fieschi, The new navigators: from professionals to patients

Forms of bug-fix

pluralbug-fixes

Questions about bug-fix

What is bug-fix the alternative spelling of?
Bug-fix is the alternative spelling of bugfix.

Words near bug-fix in the dictionary

  1. bug-chasers
  2. bug-chasing
  3. bug-eyed
  4. bug-eyed monster
  5. bug-eyed monsters
  6. bug-fix
  7. bug-fixes
  8. bug-free
  9. bug-house
  10. bug-hunter
  11. bug-hunters

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Adapted from Wiktionary: bug-fix (page history and authors); bugfix (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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