dˈiːbˌʌɡ kæn ˈækt æz ɐn ɐsˈɛmblɚ, dˌɪsɐsˈɛmblɚ, ɔːɹ hˈɛks dˈʌmp pɹˈoʊɡɹæm ɐlˈaʊɪŋ jˈuːzɚz tʊ ˌɪntɚɹˈæktɪvli ɛɡzˈæmɪn mˈɛmɚɹi kˈɑːntɛnts ɪn ɐsˈɛmbli lˈæŋɡwɪdʒ, hˈɛksɐdˌɛsɪməl ɔːɹ ˈæski, mˌeɪk tʃˈeɪndʒᵻz, ænd sᵻlˈɛktɪvli ˈɛksᵻkjˌuːt sˌiːˌoʊˈɛm, ˌiːˌɛksˈiː ænd ˈʌðɚ fˈaɪl tˈaɪps.
DEBUG can act as an assembler, disassembler, or hex dump program allowing users to interactively examine memory contents (in assembly language, hexadecimal or ASCII), make changes, and selectively execute COM, EXE and other file types.