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mandelbug

mandelbug noun: a software bug whose behaviour appears to be chaotic.

Noun

mandelbug (plural mandelbugs)

  1. (informal) A software bug whose behaviour appears to be chaotic.
    • Try to determine as soon as you can if this is a problem you can solve, or whether it's a mandelbug that technical support needs to look at.1997, David Hutchinson, The Internet Workbook for Health Professionals, page 145

Forms of mandelbug

pluralmandelbugs

Origin of mandelbug

Blend of Mandelbrot + bug, in reference to the Mandelbrot set.

Questions about mandelbug

What does mandelbug mean?
Mandelbug means a software bug whose behaviour appears to be chaotic.
What part of speech is mandelbug?
Mandelbug is a noun.
What is the plural of mandelbug?
The plural of mandelbug is mandelbugs.

Words near mandelbug in the dictionary

  1. mandelbrot
  2. Mandelbrot set
  3. Mandelbrot sets
  4. Mandelbrotian
  5. Mandelbrots
  6. mandelbug
  7. mandelbugs
  8. Mandelbulb
  9. Mandelbulbs
  10. Mandelian
  11. mandelic

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