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A tester finds a defect and creates a ticket for it in the tracker. They ___ a bug.
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File a bug (or
raise /
log /
open a bug) means creating a report/ticket for a defect.
- file / raise / log a bug
- Then the team will triage it — prioritise and assign
"Lodge off" and "book up" aren't standard. Example:
"File a bug with steps to reproduce and a screenshot."
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The team reviews incoming bugs to decide severity and who works on them. They ___ the bugs.
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Triage bugs means assessing and prioritising them (severity, owner, fix-or-defer).
- triage a bug / a backlog
- From medical triage — handle the worst first
"Sort off" and "grade out" aren't the collocation. Example:
"We triage new bugs every morning and tag P1s."
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Before fixing, a developer needs to make the bug happen reliably on their machine. They try to ___ it.
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Reproduce a bug means reliably triggering it so you can diagnose and verify a fix.
- reproduce a bug / an issue
- A clear repro (reproduction) is gold for debugging
"Recreate off" and "redo up" aren't standard. Example:
"I can't reproduce it locally — what environment were you on?"
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A previously fixed bug comes back after a new change. The team says the bug ___.
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Regress means a bug reappears, or behaviour worsens, after a change.
- a bug regressed / a regression
- Caught by regression tests that re-check old fixes
"Relapsed off" and "rebounded out" aren't standard. Example:
"That fix regressed in 2.4 — add a regression test."
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The fix is verified and shipped. The team marks the ticket done and ___ it.
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Close out a bug means finishing and closing the ticket after the fix is verified.
- close out / close a bug / a ticket
- Often after confirming the fix in production
"Seals off" and "wraps in" aren't standard. Example:
"QA verified the fix, so I closed out the ticket."