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Bug may refer to:

Biology

• Formally, an insect of the order Hemiptera, also known as the "true bugs"
• Informally, a land invertebrate
• A pathogen, any microorganism that causes illness
• Bug (dog breed), a cross between a pug and a Boston terrier
• One of several species of slipper lobster, such as
  • Balmain bug
  • Moreton Bay bug
• The Dudley Bug, a trilobite

Places

• Bug (Rügen), in Germany
• Bug, Iran, in Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran
• Bug River, in Ukraine, Poland, and Belarus
• Southern Bug River, in Ukraine
• Bug, Kentucky

Technology

• Covert listening device, or bug, commonly used in espionage and in police investigations
• Nickname for various models of the Volkswagen Beetle, automobile
• Software bug, or hardware bug (defect)
• Web bug, a tracking object embedded in a web page or e-mail
• Sandlin Bug, a glider (sailplane) design
• A mechanical, semi-automatic Morse key of a design originally patented by Vibroplex

People

• Bug Hall (born 1985), American actor, acting teacher and musician
• Bug Holliday (1867â€"1910), baseball player

Art and media

Characters

• Bug (comics), a character in the Marvel comic book series The Micronauts
• Bug (Starship Troopers), a fictional alien race from the novel and film Starship Troopers
• Bobby "Bug" Guthrie, a character in the TV series Life Unexpected

In films and television

• Bug (1975 film), directed by Jeannot Szwarc
• Bug (2002 film), a comedy-drama about a chain of events begun by a boy squashing a bug
• Bug (2006 film), an adaptation of the Tracy Letts play, directed by William Friedkin
• "Bug" (Breaking Bad), a 2011 television episode

In gaming

• Bug (poker), a restricted wild card
• Bug!, a 1995 video game
• A holdout (gambling), device used for cheating in gambling

In literature and publications

• BUG (magazine), a Croatian magazine
• Bug (play), by Tracy Letts

In music

• Bug (soundtrack), the soundtrack to the film
• Bug (Dave Davies album), a solo album by Dave Davies (best known as lead guitarist and co-founder of British rock band The Kinks), released in May 2002. It was his fourth true solo studio album, almost 20 years after the release of his third effort Chosen People
• Bug (Dinosaur Jr. album), the third album by American alternative rock band Dinosaur Jr., released in October 1988 through SST Records
• "Bug", a song by Phish from their 2000 album Farmhouse
• "Bug", a song by Feeder, from their album Echo Park
• "Bug", a song by Lower Than Atlantis from World Record
• "The Bug", a 1993 song by Dire Straits
• The Bug, a recording alias for UK musician Kevin Martin

Acronyms

• BUG Bicycle User Group, a group set up to promote cycling issues
• BUG Brooklyn Union Gas, now known as KeySpan Corporation

Other uses

• Bug AS, a full service production company based in Norway
• A digital on-screen graphic, of a broadcaster's logo
• A union label, a label, mark or emblem which advertises that the employees who make a product or provide a service are represented by the labor union or group of unions whose label appears, in order to attract customers who prefer to buy union-made products
• Buginese language, ISO 639 code "bug"