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== In popular culture ==

* In video gaming, the term "[[glitch#Video game glitches|glitch]]" is sometimes used to refer to a software bug. An example is the glitch and [[List of Pokémon|unofficial Pokémon species]] [[MissingNo.]]

* In both the 1968 novel ''[[2001: A Space Odyssey (novel)|2001: A Space Odyssey]]'' and the corresponding [[2001: A Space Odyssey|film of the same name]], the spaceship's onboard computer, [[HAL 9000]], attempts to kill all its crew members. In the follow-up 1982 novel, ''[[2010: Odyssey Two]]'', and the accompanying 1984 film, ''[[2010: The Year We Make Contact|]]''2010: The Year We Make Contact'']], it is revealed that this action was caused by the computer having been programmed with two conflicting objectives: to fully disclose all its information, and to keep the true purpose of the flight secret from the crew; this conflict caused HAL to become paranoid and eventually homicidal.

* In the English version of the Nena 1983 song ''[[99 Luftballons]]'' (99 Red Balloons) as a result of "bugs in the software", a release of a group of 99 red balloons are mistaken for an enemy nuclear missile launch, requiring an equivalent launch response and resulting in catastrophe.

* In the 1999 American comedy ''[[Office Space]]'', three employees attempt (unsuccessfully) to exploit their company's preoccupation with the Y2K computer bug using a computer virus that sends rounded-off fractions of a penny to their bank account—a long-known technique described as [[salami slicing]].