debug

Plural: debugs

Verb

• locate and correct errors in a computer program code
  • "debug this program"
• To search for and eliminate malfunctioning elements or errors in something, especially a computer program or machinery.
• To remove a hidden electronic surveillance device from (somewhere).
• To remove insects from (somewhere), especially lice.
• -BUGGED, -BUGGING, -BUGS to remove bugs from

Noun

• The action, or a session, of reviewing source code to find and eliminate errors.

Synonyms

delouse, diagnose, troubleshoot