BREAD CRUMBS


Meaning of BREAD CRUMBS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ n. ]

Debugging statements inserted into a program that emit output or log indicators of the program's state to a file so you can see where it dies or pin down the cause of surprising behavior. The term is probably a reference to the Hansel and Gretel story from the Brothers Grimm or the older French folktale of Thumbelina; in several variants of these, a character leaves a trail of bread crumbs so as not to get lost in the woods.

Jargon File English vocabulary.      Английский словарь жаргона.