sftwr bg s dsgn dfct (bg) n cmptr sftwr. cmptr prgrm wth mny r srs bgs my b dscrbd s bggy.
Th ffcts f sftwr bg rng frm mnr (sch s mssplld wrd n th sr ntrfc) t svr (sch s frqnt crshng).
n 2002, stdy cmmssnd by th S Dprtmnt f Cmmrc's Ntnl nsttt f Stndrds nd Tchnlgy cncldd tht "sftwr bgs, r rrrs, r s prvlnt nd s dtrmntl tht thy cst th S cnmy n stmtd $59 blln nnlly, r bt 0.6 prcnt f th grss dmstc prdct".
Snc th 1950s, sm cmptr systms hv bn dsgnd t dtct r t-crrct vrs sftwr rrrs drng prtns.