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password636

Member

Beijing

China Chinese

Hi

Here is a sentence:

The Minix filesystem was an efficient and relatively piece of software.

What's the meaning of "bug-free"?

Thanks in advance!

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ace02nc

Senior Member

English - United States

A "bug" in a piece of software is an error. The sentence is saying that the filesystem was efficient and relatively error-free.

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password636

Member

Beijing

China Chinese

So a bug-free filesystem can be said to be a filesystem without any error. Right?

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Packard

Senior Member

USA, English

password636 said:

So a bug-free filesystem can be said to be a filesystem without any error. Right?

Specifically without programming errors. It refers to the programming itself and not the design of the program.

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pickarooney

Senior Member

Provence, France

English (Ireland)

password636 said:

So a bug-free filesystem can be said to be a filesystem without any error. Right?

In theory, although such a thing does not exist. The 'relatively' is important.

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Packard

Senior Member

USA, English

To understand what "bug free" means you need to first understand what "bug" means.

Read this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_bug

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GreenWhiteBlue

Banned

The City of New York

USA - English

To be "free" of something means that you do not have something.

Sugar-free means "without any sugar".
Error-free means "having no errors".

To say that something is "bug free" means that it has no bugs; there is an absence of bugs; the item is without any bugs.

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password636

Member

Beijing

China Chinese

Thank you! I get a fully understanding now

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