Debugger

Definitions

A computer program that helps the user to test and debug other programs, by enabling their step-by-step execution controlled by the user, setting of breakpoints, and monitoring values of variables.

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“6. Memorandum PDP-23, ID Invisible Debugger, August 20, 1964.”

“Invisible Debugger, commonly referred to as ID, a utility program⟳ in the PDP-1 time sharing system written to aid in the debugging of other programs. An advanced ID has been written (April, 1966) to allow⟳ all operations to be carried out either directly on drum fields or on running cores.”

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