The difference between Bug and Software

When used as nouns, bug means any insect, arachnid, myriapod or entognath, whereas software means encoded computer instructions, usually modifiable (unless stored in some form of unalterable memory such as rom).

Bug is also verb with the meaning: to annoy.

check bellow for the other definitions of Bug and Software

  1. Bug as a noun (colloquial, US):

    Any insect, arachnid, myriapod or entognath.

  2. Bug as a noun (entomology):

    An insect of the order Hemiptera (the "true bugs").

  3. Bug as a noun (colloquial):

    Any insect, arachnid, or other terrestrial arthropod that is a pest.

    Examples:

    "These flies are a bother. I’ll get some bug spray and kill them."

  4. Bug as a noun:

    Any of various species of marine or freshwater crustaceans; e.g. a Morton Bay bug, mudbug.

  5. Bug as a noun (chiefly, computing):

    A problem that needs fixing.

    Examples:

    "synonyms: defect glitch"

    "The software bug led the computer to calculate 2 plus 2 as 5."

  6. Bug as a noun:

    A contagious illness; a bacterium or virus causing it

    Examples:

    "He’s got the flu bug."

  7. Bug as a noun (informal):

    An enthusiasm for something; an obsession

    Examples:

    "I think he’s a gold bug: he has over 10,000 ounces in storage."

    "I caught the skiing bug while staying in the Alps."

  8. Bug as a noun (informal):

    A keen enthusiast or hobbyist.

  9. Bug as a noun:

    A concealed electronic eavesdropping or intercept device

    Examples:

    "We installed a bug in her telephone."

  10. Bug as a noun:

    A small and and usually invisible file (traditionally a single-pixel image) on a World Wide Web page, primarily used to track users.

    Examples:

    "He suspected the image was a Web bug used for determining who was visiting the site."

  11. Bug as a noun (broadcasting):

    A small, usually transparent or translucent image placed in a corner of a television program to indicate what network or cable channel is televising it

    Examples:

    "Channel 4's bug distracted Jim from his favorite show."

  12. Bug as a noun (aviation):

    A manually positioned marker in flight instruments.

  13. Bug as a noun:

    A semi-automated telegraph key.

  14. Bug as a noun (obsolete):

    Hobgoblin, scarecrow; anything that terrifies.

    Examples:

    "synonyms: bog bogey bogle boggle boggard bugbear"

  15. Bug as a noun (chiefly, LGBT, "the bug"):

    HIV.

  16. Bug as a noun (poker):

    A limited form of wild card in some variants of poker.

  17. Bug as a noun (paleontology, slang):

    A trilobite.

  18. Bug as a noun (petroleum industry, slang, dated):

  19. Bug as a noun (slang, horse-racing):

    A young apprentice jockey.

  1. Bug as a verb (informal, transitive):

    To annoy.

    Examples:

    "Don’t bug me, I’m busy!"

  2. Bug as a verb (transitive):

    To install an electronic listening device or devices in.

    Examples:

    "We need to know what’s going on. We’ll bug his house."

  1. Software as a noun (computing):

    Encoded computer instructions, usually modifiable (unless stored in some form of unalterable memory such as ROM).

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