Misbug

Misbug: A misbug in computer programming is an unintended property of a program which should have been classified as a bug, but which turns out to be a useful feature. This term is not very widely used.

See also

green lightning

miswart

References

"misbug". FOLDOC. http://foldoc.org/index.cgi?query=misbug&action=Search. Retrieved 2007-03-09.

"misbug". The Jargon File (version 4.4.7). http://catb.org/jargon/html/M/misbug.html. Retrieved 2007-03-09.

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