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jan 10, 1945 - First actual case of bug being found

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The word 'Bug' used in computers for errors and viruses, originally came from a woman called Grace Hopper on the 9th of September who first used the term 'Bug' when she was jokingly referring to the first actual computer of which had a moth stuck inbetweener the relay contacts of the Harvard Mark II computer.

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jan 10, 1945
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