What are the differences between these three words Error,
Defect and Bug.

Answer Posted / karthik gowrisankar

In my purview, it is all the same but differs fro where it is found.

A bug is when it is found by developer during coding/unit testing
A defect is when it is found by tester while testing phase
An error (a disastor) when found at post testing phase

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