Mandelbug

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From Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001) [jargon]:

  mandelbug /man'del-buhg/ n. [from the Mandelbrot set] A bug whose
     underlying causes are so complex and obscure as to make its behavior
     appear chaotic or even non-deterministic. This term implies that the
     speaker thinks it is a {Bohr bug}, rather than a {heisenbug}. See also
     {schroedinbug}.
  


  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:

  mandelbug
       
           /man'del-buhg/ (From the {Mandelbrot
          set}) A {bug} whose underlying causes are so complex and
          obscure as to make its behaviour appear chaotic or even
          {nondeterministic}.  This term implies that the speaker thinks
          it is a {Bohr bug}, rather than a {heisenbug}.
       
          See also {schroedinbug}.
       
          [{Jargon File}]
       
          (1995-02-08)