ETYMOLOGY OF THE COMPUTER BUG: HISTORY AND FOLKLORE.

Provides information on the history and folklore of the etymology of the computer term bug. Concept of etymological folklore; Origin of the computer terms bug and debug; Documentation of the early usage of bug in a computer context.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:	American Speech Vol. 62; no. 4; pp. 376 - 379
Main Author:	Shapiro, Fred R.
Format:	Article
Published:	Duke University Press Winter87
Subjects:	Etymology Computer terminology Terms & phrases
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Summary:	Provides information on the history and folklore of the etymology of the computer term bug. Concept of etymological folklore; Origin of the computer terms bug and debug; Documentation of the early usage of bug in a computer context.