Trace Program (Noun)
Meaning
A utility program that exhibits the sequence and results of executing the instructions in another program.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The trace_program revealed a logic error in the game's physics engine that caused the character to clip through walls.
- By running the program through the trace_program, the developer was able to identify the source of the intermittent crashes.
- The instructor used a trace_program to step through the student's code and illustrate the flow of execution.
- The software engineer employed a trace_program to debug the newly added feature, which was causing the application to freeze.
- The trace_program output showed that the algorithm was not terminating correctly due to an infinite loop.