As she said, her famous &quot;debugging&quot; story is likely the first time the bug was caused by an actual arthropod.<p>(A moth in a relay in a truly large piece of big iron.)<p>I think it&#x27;s interesting that this folk etymology has had such a long life; it&#x27;s easy to debunk, and Admiral Hopper certainly doesn&#x27;t need another feather in her cap, yet it persists.