Comment on First actual computer bug was found today, 66 years agoparentComments−arnarbi13y1. Perhaps some of them were already referring to program errors as "bugs"This. Engineers talked about "bugs" even before the time of computers. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_bug#Etymology−scoggs13yEdison was one of the first, if not the first. http://theinstitute.ieee.org/technology-focus/technology-his...−pkfrank13yThis is confirmed in The Etymologicon: http://books.google.com/books/about/The_Etymologicon.html?id...
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This. Engineers talked about "bugs" even before the time of computers. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_bug#Etymology
Edison was one of the first, if not the first. http://theinstitute.ieee.org/technology-focus/technology-his...
This is confirmed in The Etymologicon: http://books.google.com/books/about/The_Etymologicon.html?id...