rubber duck

noun

Meaning

A toy, made from rubber or rubber-like plastic, shaped like a duck; usually a floating bathtub toy.
An inflatable boat.
To act as a sounding board for a programmer that is debugging their code, facilitating rubber duck debugging.

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Related words

rubber duckie(English)rubber ducky(English)ducky(English)duckie(English)rubber-ducking(English)summer duck(English)ducklet(English)duck(English)

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