What is the difference between an error and a bug?

Sudhanshu Gupta

What is the difference between an error and a bug?

Generally speaking, an error occurs when there is an incorrect input and is temporary in nature, whereas a bug is an unexpected flaw or imperfection that could be permanent.

This was last published in June 2004

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