Re:Ask HN: What are software bugs called in other languages?
by finger on Friday August 13, 2021 @06:37PM
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In Danish I would use the word “fejl”, which translates to mistake/error/glitch.
In Faroese it is “lús” (lice) which refers to a “villa” (mistake) or “brek” (defect) in software, according to the dictionary. I would personally refer to a bug as “villa” or “feilur” which is the same as the Danish word “fejl”.
To debug is to “kemba” (comb), and debugger “kembari” (comber, if that is a word, someone who combs).
In Faroese it is “lús” (lice) which refers to a “villa” (mistake) or “brek” (defect) in software, according to the dictionary. I would personally refer to a bug as “villa” or “feilur” which is the same as the Danish word “fejl”.
To debug is to “kemba” (comb), and debugger “kembari” (comber, if that is a word, someone who combs).