Bug
A flaw that causes software to behave differently from its intended or agreed behavior.
Plain English
Something in the product does not work as expected.
In context
A useful bug report identifies the affected behavior environment impact evidence and reliable reproduction steps when available.
Example
“The export bug produces an empty file for accounts with no timezone.”
When you'll hear this
- testing
- customer support
- incident triage
Common misunderstanding
A bug is a product defect while an issue can also represent a task question or improvement.
Also known as
software defectdefect
Commonly used by
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Updated: 2026-08-27
