How the Error, Defect and Bug are related to each other ?.

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How the Error, Defect and Bug are related to each other ?...

Answer / phaninath

error: means mistakes in the program
bug:means if the error is rectified it is called bug
defect:if the error is not rectified it is called defect
small example for above scenario:
take a pen it consists of cap,stiker....if stiker is lost
that is called (ERROR),u can replace it with another stiker
that is called (BUG),if pen has hole we can't replace
it ,in that condition we called as (DEFECT)

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How the Error, Defect and Bug are related to each other ?...

Answer / shailaja

Error: problem related to a program is called error.
Defect: problem that is identified by testing department is
called defect.
Bug:error that is identified by development department is
called bug.

In my opinion error and bug are same.

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