malfunctioning program
[mælˌfʌŋkʃənɪŋ ˈproʊɡræm]
nounpl: malfunctioning programs
programa com defeito
1. A software application or computer program that is not operating correctly or as intended, experiencing technical errors or failures
The malfunctioning program kept crashing every time users tried to save their files.
O programa com defeito continuava travando toda vez que os usuários tentavam salvar seus arquivos.
2. Software that exhibits unexpected behavior, bugs, or performance issues that prevent normal operation
The IT department had to restart the server to fix the malfunctioning program.
O departamento de TI teve que reiniciar o servidor para corrigir o programa com defeito.
In Brazil and the USA, technology professionals commonly use this term in technical support contexts. In Brazil, informal contexts may use 'programa quebrado' (literally 'broken program'), while in the USA, 'buggy software' is equally common. The phrase reflects the prevalence of software issues in modern digital culture and is frequently encountered in tech support conversations, software development teams, and IT departments.
NYC Slang
broken app or buggy software
Related Idioms & Phrases
the program is on the fritz
the program is acting up
something is wrong with the code
the software went belly-up
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