Etymology of the Computer Bug: History and Folklore

An examination of a popularly accepted spurious etymology for the term bug 'defect in computer hardware or software'. The etymology is based on an apocryphal tale involving the finding of an actual insect inside a computer. Although there is documentation that such an event did occur to we...

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Veröffentlicht in:	American speech 1987-12, Vol.62 (4), p.376-378
1. Verfasser:	Shapiro, Fred R.
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