small verminous creatures that sometimes show up in software in the form of major or minor errors, mistakes, and gotchas Bugs got their name from insects found in antiquated tube-based computers of the late 50s and early 60s which were attracted to the glow of the filament in a tube
Similar to what you find eating your prize winning roses, bugs are "creatures" that affect software programs in the form of minor to major errors, mistakes and glitches These software problems were given their name from the insects that were attracted to the glow of the filament used in tubes that built computers of the 1950s - 60s