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The following is a list of famous computer bugs:

=== [[Space exploration]] ===

===Astronautics and Cosmonautics===

*[[ESA]] [[Ariane 5]] taking off ([[1996]] [[June 4]]).

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*[[Phobos 1]] ([[1988]] [[September 10]]).

=== [[Computer scienceComputing]] ===

*[[Pentium FDIV bug]]

*The [[year 2000 problem]], popularly known as the "Y2K bug", spawned fears of worldwide economic collapse and an industry of consultants providing last-minute fixes

=== [[Science fiction]] ===

*[[Douglas Adams]]' [[Deep Thought]]'s [[The Answer to Life, the Universe, and Everything|42 - "Ah But what is the question?"]] bug.

*[[Arthur C. Clarke]]'s [[HAL 9000]]'s bug.

''add more (serious, real or fictitious, or different ones)''

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