heisenbug

Alternative forms

 * Heisenbug

Etymology
(ca. 1983). Named for the, which states very roughly that any attempt to measure the position of a subatomic particle will disrupt its movement, making it harder to predict.

Noun

 * 1)  A software bug which fails to manifest itself or manifests differently during debugging.

Related terms

 * bohrbug
 * mandelbug
 * schroedinbug, schrödinbug