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buglet en · NOUN · etymology 1

Etymology

Etymology tree Anglo-Norman buglebor. Middle English bugle English bugle Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lus Latin -ellus Old French -el Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tosder.? Late Latin -ittus Old French -et Old French -eletbor. Middle English -let English -let English buglet From bugle + -let.

Meanings

  1. A small bugle.

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buglet en · NOUN · etymology 2

Etymology

Etymology tree English bug Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lus Latin -ellus Old French -el Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tosder.? Late Latin -ittus Old French -et Old French -eletbor. Middle English -let English -let English buglet From bug + -let.

Meanings

  1. (informal) A minor bug in a program.
  2. (dated) A corner case scenario not anticipated by the developer.

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