Debugger

Quick meaning: Debugger is a noun meaning (programming) A computer program that helps the user to test and debug other programs, by enabling their step-by-step execution controlled by the user, setting of breakpoints, and monitoring values of variables.

Meaning

(programming) A computer program that helps the user to test and debug other programs, by enabling their step-by-step execution controlled by the user, setting of breakpoints, and monitoring values of variables.

Example Sentences

6. Memorandum PDP-23, ID Invisible Debugger, August 20, 1964.

Invisible Debugger, commonly referred to as ID, a utility program in the PDP-1 time sharing system written to aid in the debugging of other programs. An advanced ID has been written (April, 1966) to allow all operations to be carried out either directly on drum fields or on running cores.

Word Forms

• debuggers

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include processing, scrubber, debuggee, debugee, break, breakpoint.

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