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title: "Bug Life Cycle"  
description: "Bug can be defined as the abnormal behavior of the software. No software exists without a bug. The elimination of bugs from the software depends upon"  
author: "Uttam Misra"  
published: 2011-01-08  
updated: 2026-05-12  
canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/blog/92/bug-life-cycle  
category: ".net"  
tags: [".net"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Bug Life Cycle

Bug can be defined as the abnormal [behavior](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/159354/runtimeexception-and-exception-behavior) of the software. No software [exists](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/158947/how-do-you-use-the-exists-operator-to-check-for-the-existence-of-records-in-a-subquery) without a bug. The elimination of bugs from the software depends upon the [efficiency](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/13091/12-tips-to-boost-your-studying-efficiency) of [testing](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/1849/role-of-testing-in-software-development) done on the software. A bug is a specific concern about the [quality](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/13022/7-easy-tips-for-creating-quality-content) of the [Application](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/12824/calculator-application-in-android) under Test (AUT).\

##### Bug Life Cycle

In [software development](https://www.mindstick.com/services/erp-software-development) [process](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/1525/7-important-factors-that-may-affect-the-learning-process), the bug has a [life cycle](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/23194/the-life-cycle-of-software-development). The bug should go through the life cycle to be closed. A specific life cycle ensures that the process is standardized. The bug attains different [states](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/1549/top-indian-states-with-muslim-population) in the life cycle. The life cycle of the bug can be shown diagrammatically as follows:

![Bug Life Cycle](Articles/6325230e-b560-4500-8d56-d0c4d6c98c5e/Images/image001.jpg)

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The different states of a bug can be summarized as follows:

##### 1. New

##### 2. Open

##### 3. Assign

##### 4. Test

##### 5. Verified

##### 6. Deferred

##### 7. Reopened

##### 8. Duplicate

##### 9. Rejected

##### 10. Closed

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