Have you ever heard someone say, āThereās a bug in the codeā? You might think it means a mistake in the programābut did you know the first ācomputer bugā was an actual insect?
Back in 1947, a scientist working on a huge computer noticed something was wrong. The machine had stopped working, and no one could figure out why. When they opened it up, they discovered the problem: a real moth had flown inside and gotten stuck! It blocked the flow of electricity, like a tiny traffic jam in the wires.
The scientist, Grace Hopper, taped the moth into her notebook and wrote āFirst actual case of bug being found.ā Thatās how we got the tech term ābugā we still use today when something goes wrong in a program!
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