"entomology" = etymology or linguistics; "heresay"

[Fred Shapiro]

My article in American Speech, "Etymology of the Computer _Bug_: History
and Folklore," which has become well known through being mentioned in the
entry for _bug_ in the Jargon File and the Hacker's Dictionary, is
referred to in those sources and web sites based on them as "Entomology of
the Computer _Bug_."

Fred Shapiro


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