A bug was a malfunction causing a complex piece of technology, typically a computer, to behave differently from how it was envisioned to behave. One notable computer bug was the Y2K bug. (VOY: "11:59")
After a disastrous test of the NX-Alpha, a warp five engine test vehicle in 2143, Jonathan Archer defended NX Program by saying that as they were developing a new engine, it was bound to have a few bugs to work out. (ENT: "First Flight")
In 2267, Lieutenant Carolyn Palamas delivered a Pollux V report which detailed a strange lack of intelligent life on the planet. The entire Beta Geminorum system had been almost the same and the Pollux V findings bugged the percentages. (TOS: "Who Mourns for Adonais?")
In 2372, Quark tried to introduce holographic waiters to his bar, but found that there were significant bugs to work out. (DS9: "Bar Association")
The development of the Long-term Medical Holographic program circa 2373 required bugs to be worked out. (DS9: "Doctor Bashir, I Presume")
After learning that Soji Asha, an android, had dreams, Narissa dismissed it as a bug. (PIC: "The Impossible Box")
See also[]
- Glitch
- Gremlin