Differences between bug , defect and error

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Differences between bug , defect and error..

Answer / suma reddy

A mistake in coding is called error,
when tester found that mistake during test executon then
test engineers r callin defects and when developers
accepted that defects to solve ,we r calling as bug

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Differences between bug , defect and error..

Answer / akilan

Error- it occures in Coding part. Ex:Logical Errors.

Defect- mismatches between the Actual and Expected Results
while testing are Defects.

Bug- If the defect is accepted by the developer after its
called as Bug.

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Differences between bug , defect and error..

Answer / shraddha dumbhare

error-mistakes made by the developer.

defect-error found by the tester in the software application.

bug-error found after the software application goes into
production.

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Differences between bug , defect and error..

Answer / simy

ERROR : Takes place from the user's side

As far as bug and defect are concerned, these are
different two terminologies used for the same thing.

So,

BUG or DEFECT: Takes place from the developers side

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Differences between bug , defect and error..

Answer / zunash abbasi

error: fault in coding of product called error

bug: product run in imporper way called bug

defect:after the processing n diliver to the customer known
as defect

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Differences between bug , defect and error..

Answer / senthil kumar

Error is an undesirable deviation from requirements

Bug is an error found BEFORE the application goes into
production

Defect is an error found AFTER the application goes into
production

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Differences between bug , defect and error..

Answer / suresh.ch

Defect in the system if it does not work according to the
SRS and FS.
Error is defect in documentation, defect in code, defect in
application.
Bug is the error found in the system when working with the
system.

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Differences between bug , defect and error..

Answer / nisar

ERROR: A mistake happened in program which leads to
undesirable results.

BUG: An error which is found by the testers according to
client requirements during production process .

DEFECT:An error found after the production process which
tend to run the application in the unwanted manner.

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Differences between bug , defect and error..

Answer / asdsad

error : mostly syntactical... when u compile prog, it gives
u ERROR

bug : its logical.. DEBUG means finding bugs...

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Differences between bug , defect and error..

Answer / sm

A mistake found by tester at the time of testing is know as
error

If that specific error is accepted by our developers then we
can cal it as defect/issue

If any mistake is found by the client after release of a
project then we can name it as bug which is can be accpected
by the developed project team

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