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bug

Also: heisenbug, Bohr bug, mandelbug, schroedinbug

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<p>David Marusek, <em>Getting to Know You</em> (Asimov’s Mar 1998) About a woman and her new computerized personal assistant, or ‘bug’, that quickly learns more about her tastes, habits, and motives than she anticipates. Marusek made a splash with his 1995 novella <code>We Were Out of Minds with Joy</code>; this new story is smaller in scope but just as dazzling in detail. (<a href="http://www.locusmag.com/1998/Shf/03.html" class="urlextern"  title="http://www.locusmag.com/1998/Shf/03.html"   >short fiction, Mar 98</a>) </p>
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<p><a href="http://www.hermetic.ch/cfunlib/bug.htm" class="urlextern"  title="http://www.hermetic.ch/cfunlib/bug.htm"   >http://www.hermetic.ch/cfunlib/bug.htm</a></p>
<p>The Times (London), letters to the editor, 1999-06-12</p>
<p>Bug in the System</p>
<p>From Mr Simon Montagu<br />
Sir, </p>
<p>The modern use of the term bug”has been around for more than 100 years (letters, May 26 and June 1).</p>
<p>In Hawkin’s New Catechism of Electricity (Theo. Audel & Co, 1896) the following definition appears:</p>
<p>The term ‘bug’ is used to a limited extent to designate any fault or trouble in the connections or working of electric apparatus.”</p>
<p>It has been suggested that the word originated in a popular belief that interference in telephone calls was caused by bugs in the cables.</p>
<p>Yours faithfully, SIMON MONTAGU, Maalot Elram 523/2 Jerusalem 93785, Israel. June 2.</p>
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<p><strong>See Also:</strong></p>
<p>Hitchhickers Guide: Deep Thought 42</p>
<p>2001: Hal 9000 </p>
<p>Bug, n. (OE. bugge, fr. W. bwg, bwgan, hobgoblin, scarecrow, bugbear. Cf. Bogey, Boggle.)</p>
<p>1. A bugbear; anything which terrifies. (Obs.)</p>
<p>Sir, spare your threats: The bug which you would fright me with I seek.<br />
– Shak.</p>
<h4>Links</h4>
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<li>Software Horror Stories <a href="http://www.cs.tau.ac.il/~nachumd/verify/horror.html" class="urlextern"  title="http://www.cs.tau.ac.il/~nachumd/verify/horror.html"   >http://www.cs.tau.ac.il/~nachumd/verify/horror.html</a></li>
<li>The Great Work of Insect Metamorphosis <a href="http://www.hermetic.com/sabazius/insect.htm" class="urlextern"  title="http://www.hermetic.com/sabazius/insect.htm"   >http://www.hermetic.com/sabazius/insect.htm</a></li>
<li>the computer bug <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer-bug" class="urlextern"  title="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer-bug"   >http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer-bug</a>
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<li>define: bug <a href="http://www.wordiq.com/dictionary/bug.html" class="urlextern"  title="http://www.wordiq.com/dictionary/bug.html"   >http://www.wordiq.com/dictionary/bug.html</a> </li>
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