diagnostics

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English

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Etymology

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From diagnostic +‎ -ics.

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Noun

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diagnostics

  1. plural of diagnostic

Noun

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diagnostics (countable and uncountable, plural diagnostics)

  1. (singular or plural in construction) The process of arriving at a diagnosis (through diagnostic efforts: tests, analysis, thought).
    1. (medicine) Diagnostic methods considered collectively.
      Near-synonym: diagnosis
      Diagnostics is the area in which this molecule is most useful, whereas it is not a treatment target in itself.
      The diagnostics were extensive, with scores of laboratory tests.
    2. (of devices) The process of determining the state of or capability of a component to perform its function(s).
      Diagnostics is the area in which the cost of hiring a factory-certified technician might easily pay for itself through downtime reduction.
      The diagnostics were a nightmare, but we finally isolated the problem to a specific one of the many ECUs — of which this ridiculous design has at least fourteen that we know of.

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Noun

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diagnostics m

  1. plural of diagnostic