What is the difference between bug,defect, error, failulre,
fault & mistake?

Answer Posted / rudraneel

Bug/Defect :

A bug or defect is a flaw in a system or system component
which may cause the system or the system component fail to
perform its desired action.

Error :
It is a human mistakes

Failure :
If the product or the application falied to perform its
desired action according to end-uesr prospective.

Fault :
It is a incorrect intermediate statement encounter during
program execution

Mistake :
Nothing but error raised by human action

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