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)

  1. (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

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