debugge

Debugge is a verb form used in German and other Germanic-language contexts to denote the act of locating and removing bugs in software or hardware. In English, the corresponding verb is "to debug" and the noun is "debugging" or the tool "debugger." In German, the standard infinitive is debuggen, and debugge appears as the first-person singular present tense: Ich debugge den Code. Because many technical terms in software development are borrowed from English, "debugge" can appear in multilingual documentation as part of quoted German sentences, though English-language texts rarely use this form.

Origin and scope: The root "debug" originated in early computer science; the -ge ending is a product of Germanic verb conjugation rather than a separate meaning. The form debugge is primarily encountered in German-language material as a finite verb form.

Usage: In German-language software development, "debugge" denotes performing a debugging session, tracing defects, and applying fixes. It is used in conjunction with other debugging techniques such as setting breakpoints, inspecting program state, and logging. The broader distinction in English remains between "debug" (verb) and "debugger" or "debugging" (nouns).

See also: debugging, debugger, software testing.