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Why are computer malfunctions called "bugs"? What is the connection to actual insects?

Why Software Bug is called a Bug: A malfunction in software or a computer system is referred to as a "bug." Few people ...
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The first computer 'bug' was a real moth stuck in a relay in 1947

A moth taped to a logbook page in 1947 became one of the most repeated origin stories in computing, and the physical evidence ...