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shotgun debugging

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Meaning · English

A poorly-directed form of debugging, making various experimental changes to the source code in the hope that one of them will eventually fix the problem.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Phương pháp gỡ lỗi không hiệu quả

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Where it’s used: Used American English

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “shotgun debugging” mean?

A poorly-directed form of debugging, making various experimental changes to the source code in the hope that one of them will eventually fix the problem.

Is “shotgun debugging” formal or informal?

shotgun debugging is generally slang.

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