"rubber ducking" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-|nolinkhead=1}} rubber ducking (uncountable)
  1. (programming) Rubber duck debugging. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Programming
    Sense id: en-rubber_ducking-en-noun-JrG8Z3Ou Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 88 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 89 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 93 7 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, programming, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: rubber-ducking, rubberducking

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} rubber ducking
  1. present participle and gerund of rubber duck Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: rubber duck
    Sense id: en-rubber_ducking-en-verb-p8PeGXei
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: rubber-ducking, rubberducking

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