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Why do we call errors in games "Bugs?"

R1ch4rd_N1x0n
R1ch4rd_N1x0n Member Posts: 1,731
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Bugs are annoying things that you can't seem to get rid of.

Errors in games are simply mistakes or oversights, that can often be corrected with relative ease once they're discovered.

So why do we call them bugs? Seems quite unrelated to insects.

Comments

  • TragicSolitude
    TragicSolitude Member, Alpha Surveyor Posts: 7,332
    edited May 2022

    Bugs are annoying things that don't seem to go away for us, the players.

    (Just in case you're actually wondering the origin of the term rather than making a comment on how slow BHVR seems to be to patch even the smallest bugs: https://interestingengineering.com/the-origin-of-the-term-computer-bug )

    Post edited by TragicSolitude on
  • Another_LegionMain
    Another_LegionMain Member Posts: 399

    The first reported computer bug was a bug which flew into a computer



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