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mandelbug en · NOUN

Pronunciation

Etymology

Blend of Mandelbrot + bug, in reference to the Mandelbrot set.

Meanings

  1. (informal) A software bug whose behaviour appears to be chaotic.
    • Try to determine as soon as you can if this is a problem you can solve, or whether it's a mandelbug that technical support needs to look at. 1997, David Hutchinson, The Internet Workbook for Health Professionals, page 145:

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Relateds

schrödinbug · heisenbug · bohrbug · schroedinbug