troubleshoot
English
Etymology
Back-formation from troubleshooter; by surface analysis, trouble + shoot.
Pronunciation
- enPR: trŭbʹəl-shūt', IPA(key): /ˈtɹʌbl̩ˌʃuːt/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Verb
troubleshoot (third-person singular simple present troubleshoots, present participle troubleshooting, simple past and past participle troubleshot or troubleshooted)
- (ambitransitive) To analyze or diagnose (a problem, or something faulty) to the point of determining a solution.
- Synonym: shoot trouble (archaic)
- Near-synonyms: debug, diagnose, check, investigate
Related terms
- troubleshooter
- troubleshooting (noun)
Translations
to analyze or diagnose a problem to the point of determining a solution
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