"bugfix" meaning in English

See bugfix in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: bugfixes [plural], bug fix [alternative], bug-fix [alternative]
Etymology: From bug + fix. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|bug|fix}} bug + fix Head templates: {{en-noun}} bugfix (plural bugfixes)
  1. (software engineering) A patch or change that fixes the unwanted behaviour caused by a bug. Hypernyms: change, fix, patch Translations (patch or change that fixes a bug): rustine [feminine] (French), patch [masculine] (French), correctif [masculine] (French), Fehlerbehebung [feminine] (German), Bugfix [masculine] (German), hata düzeltma (Turkish)

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