bug-fix

A form of bugfix — A patch or change that fixes the unwanted behaviour caused by a bug.

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Meanings

nounbug-fix (plural bug-fixes)

plural bug-fixes

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of bugfix

    For those who haven't been through the drill before, the "Service Pack" is the omnibus set of bug-fixes and improvements that Microsoft puts out six to twelve months after major new releases of its software.

    2007 December 13, James Fallows, “Just in time for Christmas: some (apparently) positive Vista news!”, in The Atlantic
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APA

bug-fix. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bug-fix

MLA

“bug-fix.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bug-fix. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bug-fix,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bug-fix.

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