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The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (19 January 2023):

misbug /mis-buhg/ [MIT] An unintended property of a program that turns out to be useful; something that should have been a bug but turns out to be a feature. Usage: rare. Compare green lightning. See miswart. [Jargon File]
The Jargon File (version 4.4.7, 29 Dec 2003):

misbug /mis·buhg/, n. [MIT; rare (like its referent)] An unintended property of a program that turns out to be useful; something that should have been a bug but turns out to be a feature. Compare green lightning. See miswart.