Mandelbug

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A software bug whose behaviour appears to be chaotic. informal

    "Try to determine as soon as you can if this is a problem you can solve, or whether it's a mandelbug that technical support needs to look at."

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"Try to determine as soon as you can if this is a problem you can solve, or whether it's a mandelbug that technical support needs to look at."

Etymology

Blend of Mandelbrot + bug, in reference to the Mandelbrot set.

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