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• Bug — (b[u^]g), n. [OE. bugge, fr. W. bwg, bwgan, hobgoblin, scarecrow, bugbear. Cf. {Bogey}, {Boggle}.] 1. A bugbear; anything which terrifies. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Sir, spare your threats: The bug which you would fright me with I seek. Shak. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Bug word — Bug Bug (b[u^]g), n. [OE. bugge, fr. W. bwg, bwgan, hobgoblin, scarecrow, bugbear. Cf. {Bogey}, {Boggle}.] 1. A bugbear; anything which terrifies. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Sir, spare your threats: The bug which you would fright me with I seek. Shak …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Electronic pest control — is the name given to the use of any of the several types of electrically powered devices designed to repel or eliminate pests, usually rodents or insects.Numerous electronic pest control devices are readily available throughout the world.… …   Wikipedia

• Bug zapper — A Bug Zapper A bug zapper, or more formally an electrical discharge insect control system is a device that attracts and kills flying insects that are attracted by light. A light source attracts insects to an electrical grid, where they are… …   Wikipedia

• bug — bug1 [bʌg] n [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: Perhaps from bug evil spirit, scarecrow (14 18 centuries)] 1.) informal an illness that people catch very easily from each other but is not very serious catch/pick up/get a bug ▪ I picked up a bug last… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• bug — I UK [bʌɡ] / US noun Word forms bug : singular bug plural bugs * 1) [countable] informal an infectious but usually minor illness a flu bug get/pick up a bug (= develop an illness): You must have picked up a bug on holiday. 2) [countable]… …   English dictionary

• bug — bug1 [ bʌg ] noun * ▸ 1 insect ▸ 2 infectious illness ▸ 3 computer/program fault ▸ 4 for secret listening ▸ 5 sudden enthusiasm ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) count INFORMAL an insect: There were bugs crawling all over the kitchen floor. 2. ) count INFORMAL an …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• bug — bug1 /bug/, n., v., bugged, bugging. n. 1. Also called true bug, hemipteran, hemipteron. a hemipterous insect. 2. (loosely) any insect or insectlike invertebrate. 3. Informal. any microorganism, esp. a virus: He was laid up for a week by an… …   Universalium

• bug — [[t]bʌ̱g[/t]] bugs, bugging, bugged 1) N COUNT: usu pl A bug is an insect or similar small creature. [INFORMAL] We noticed tiny bugs that were all over the walls. ...a bloodsucking bug which infests poor housing. 2) N COUNT A bug is an illness… …   English dictionary

• Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer — ENIAC auf einem Bild der US Armee Der Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer (ENIAC) war der erste rein elektronische digitale Universalrechner. Im Auftrag der US Armee wurde er ab 1942 von J. Presper Eckert und John W. Mauchly an der… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• bug — /bʌg / (say bug) noun 1. any insect, especially one of the suborder Heteroptera (order Hemiptera), characterised by having the forewings thickened at base and membranous at tip, and the hind wings membranous. Sucking mouth parts enable the… …