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[โ€“] Zagorath@aussie.zone 150 points 3 days ago (31 children)

Ok but "bug" has multiple meanings, and almost nobody means "hemiptera" when they say it. More commonly, it's any terrestrial arthropod. Arachnids are bugs. Centipedes are definitely bugs.

Heck, there's a broader definition that basically includes all arthropods. "Moreton bay bugs" are a popular food this time of year. And they're a kind of lobster.

[โ€“] Whats_your_reasoning@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago (2 children)

โ€œBugsโ€ even refers to errors on computers. Funny how the pedants donโ€™t go into computer forums and berate the coders for using โ€œbugโ€ incorrectly.

[โ€“] k0e3@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 day ago

Because it comes from a literal bug that messed with a computer.

[โ€“] bear@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 days ago

Thomas Edison talked about bugs in electrical circuits in the 1870s.

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