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

Programmer Brain Damage PBD (PBD) A classification of a bug which was obviously introduced by an incompetent or short-sighted programmer. Compare UBD. See also brain-damaged. (1996-10-13)
The Jargon File (version 4.4.7, 29 Dec 2003):

PBD /P·B·D/, n. [abbrev. of ‘Programmer Brain Damage’] Applied to bug reports revealing places where the program was obviously broken by an incompetent or short-sighted programmer. Compare UBD; see also brain-damaged.