bug
nounid
1715·updated May 9, 2026verified
An unexpected and relatively small defect, fault, flaw, or imperfection in an information system or device.
polysemous
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Classifications
Entity Type
Vulnerability85%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5
Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- glitchhemipteranhemipteronhemipterous insectmicrobe
- alternatephrasing
- Bug
- plural
- bugs
- possessive
- bug's
- pluralpossessive
- bugs'
Framework definitions
National Initiative for Cybersecurity Careers and Studies (NICCS) Cybersecurity Lexicon1 senseview framework →
- §1
- An unexpected and relatively small defect, fault, flaw, or imperfection in an information system or device.
- §1
- a minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium)
- §2
- general term for any insect or similar creeping or crawling invertebrate
- §3
- insects with sucking mouthparts and forewings thickened and leathery at the base
- §4
- a small hidden microphone
- §5
- a fault or defect in a computer program, system, or machine
- §1 · legacy_primary
- An unexpected and relatively small defect, fault, flaw, or imperfection in an information system or device.DR-088 backfill from the noun definition column
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