troubleshooter

English

Etymology

From trouble +‎ shooter, circa 1905. Whence troubleshoot (verb), shoot trouble (verb), and troubleshooting (noun) as back-formations.

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈtɹʌb(ə)lˌʃuːtə(ɹ)/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)

Noun

troubleshooter (plural troubleshooters)

  1. A person skilled at locating the causes of problems and rectifying them.
  2. (computing) A software program or routine that attempts to diagnose a problem with the system.

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