Grace Hopper gets credit for coining a common computing term by ________.
A) removing a bug from a computer
B) creating a program that translates English to machine language
C) creating punch cards to be read by a computer
D) removing fragments from a computer

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Grace Hopper is credited with coining the term "bug" in computing after an incident where a moth was removed from a computer, causing it to malfunction. This event is often cited as the origin of the term "debugging" in computer science.

Grace Hopper Gets Credit for Coining a Common Computing Term