mandelbug

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noun

A software bug whose behaviour appears to be chaotic.

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Meanings

nounmandelbug (plural mandelbugs)

plural mandelbugs

  1. informalcomputingA 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

Origin

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

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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