What is the difference between bug and defect???

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What is the difference between bug and defect???..

Answer / roni

when a developer identified an error during coding is called
Bug.

When the tester test the application and find the issues it
is called defect.

(Whenever a build is deployed and the tester finds the
issues is called defect).

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What is the difference between bug and defect???..

Answer / ferdinand martin

An error in coding identified through sample executions
(otherwise at the testing phase) is called a defect.

This identified defect which does not throw out the ER=AR
is a bug present in the software.

However its easy for one to consider bug and defect to mean
one and the same thing as there is a very fine line between
the two.

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What is the difference between bug and defect???..

Answer / cnu

*A mistake found in testing environment is called a Defect.

*If developer agree to solve the bug is called as bug.

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What is the difference between bug and defect???..

Answer / anitha

Defect and Bug are same but usage wise its differ..

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What is the difference between bug and defect???..

Answer / kiran

Finding the errors is called Bug/issues some people says
When tester find that mistake during test execution is
called
Client side people identify the errors is called defect

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What is the difference between bug and defect???..

Answer / arun

I think Ashok Kumar's solution is more apt one for this
query.

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What is the difference between bug and defect???..

Answer / g ashok kumar

Bug and Defect are same.
Informal name given to Defect is called as Bug.

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