bugs
Translation
insects, errors, flaws, listening devices
Examples
There are many bugs in the garden.
There are many insects in the garden.
The new software has some bugs.
The new software has some errors.
He's afraid the room has bugs.
He's afraid the room has listening devices.
Grammar Patterns
((some)) bugs some insects/errors There are some bugs in the system.
Similar Words
Synonyms: insect, glitch, flaw, error
Etymology
From Old English 'budda' (beetle). The software sense comes from a real moth found in a computer in 1947.
Memory Tips
Imagine a real bug crawling on your computer screen, causing a software bug. This links the two main meanings.