malfunctioningprogram
nounUK /ˌmælˈfʌŋkʃənɪŋ ˈprəʊɡræm/
US /ˌmælˈfʌŋkʃənɪŋ ˈproʊɡræm/
A program that is not working the way it should.
The teacher showed us how to fix a malfunctioning program on the computer.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. Software that keeps making mistakes or stopping suddenly.
The malfunctioning program closed by itself before I could save my work.
3. A computer tool that does not do what it was made to do.
We could not finish the game because of a malfunctioning program.
4. A set of instructions that has a problem and needs to be repaired.
The engineer found the malfunctioning program and rewrote the code.